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LIEUT. HEMAN ROWLEE 

(1746-1818) 



AND 



HIS DESCENDANTS 



BY 
WILLARD WINFIELD ROWLEE 



EDITION OF 150 COPIES 



ITHACA, NEW YORK 
1907 



Copy 2f _ 



LIBRARY of CONGRESS 
Two Copies Received 

StP 12 1907 

_ CoDyriffht Entry 
CLASS A ;^Xc, No, 

COPY A. 



Copyright by 

WiLLARD W. RowLEE 

1907 



PRESS OF 

ANDRUS & CHURCH 

ITHACA, N. Y. 



CONTENTS 



Part I — Historical. 

PAGE 

Family Sketch 5 

Family Records 9 

Will of IvIEutenant Heman Rowlee 13 

Reminiscence of Heman Rowlee, Jr 14 

Gravestone Inscriptions 15 

Will of Heman Rowlee, Jr. 16 

The Prayers of Lydia S. Rowlee 21 

The Will of Lydia S. Rowlee 33 

Ancestry OF Lieutenant Heman Rowlee 34 

Other Rowlee Families of Orange County 43 

The Will of Shubel Rowlee of Orange County 44 

Family Record of Shubel Rowlee, of Bradford 

County, Pa. 45 

Part II — Genealogical. 

Families BY Generations 47 

Table Showing Number of Descendants of Lieuten- 
ant Heman Rowlee by Generations and by Fam- 
ilies 116 

Index to Names 117 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



OPPOSITE PAGE 

Plate I. — Frontispiece. The Old Rowlee Home. 

II. Children of Lieutenant Heman Rowlee-- 46 

III. Children of Matthew Rowlee 72 

IV. Children of Elijah Rowlee 84 

V. Children of Nathan Rowlee 92 

VI. Children of Mary (Rowlee) Blauvelt 102 

VII. Children of Elizabeth (Rowlee) Coe no 



PART I— HISTORY 



FAMILY SKETCH 

Heman Rowlee was born November 17, 1746. Of his life 
previous to his marriage, in 1770, Httle is known. In all proba- 
bility he grew up in the hills east of the Hudson River, and 
when old enough was apprenticed to learn the stone mason's 
trade, by which he afterwards earned his living. In 1769 he 
bought a farm in southern Orange County, a region already 
quite densely populated by Dutch, Scotch and Irish emigrants, 
and by pioneers from Long Island and Connecticut. January 9, 
1770, he married Lydia Seely. Her parents' names are un- 
known, but she had a sister Charlotte, who married Isaac 
Seaman. These sisters were no doubt descendants of Robert 
Seely, the valiant soldier who is said to have come to America 
with Governor Winthrop's fleet.* 

Heman Rowlee first appears in Revolutionary records as lieu- 
tenant in the Florida- Warwick Company of the Fourth Orange 
County Regiment of Militia under Colonel John Hathorn. The 
only specimen of his handwriting known is where he signed a 
receipt for pay on Colonel Hathorn's voucher, now filed in the 
Controller's ofiice at Albany. Whether he was made an officer 
on account of previous military training or some other cause 
does not appear. He did not sign the Revolutionary pledge. 

Orange County was part of the frontier during the Revolu- 
tionary War and was subjected to murderous raids from time to 
time. The most notable of these was led by Brandt and ended 
in the battle of Minisink, which was little less than a massacre 
of the Orange County provincials by the Indians and Tories.f 
The company to which Heman Rowlee belonged was called upon 
to support their comrades, but arrived after the fight was over. 
While the seat of war was in the Hudson valley, the militia was 
called upon to do desultory but very active work. The service 
was, however, much more like guerilla warfare than regular 



*For an account of the early generations of Seelys, see Schenck's History 
of Fairfield, Conn. 

tSee Eager' s History of Orange County. 
5 



6 Hevian Rowlee and his Descendants. 

army service. The stories told by later generations of Indian 
and Redcoat outrages were no doubt traditions from these Rev- 
olutionary experiences. 

Heman Rowlee protected his home and family. Ten years 
after the Revolutionary War closed he had prospered so that he 
determined to build a new home. Heretofore he had lived in a 
log house. He now had ten children, five boys and five girls, 
the older ones old enough to render efficient aid in the construc- 
tion of the new house. Stone in that country was plenty, and 
he naturally concluded to build it of that material. The earth 
was excavated to bed-rock and the four walls started upon it. 
There were to be two rooms in the cellar, two rooms on the first 
floor, and an ample attic above. The walls were eighteen inches 
thick, and in the gable ends were carried up to the ridge pole. 
The windows were narrow and were provided with solid board 
shutters like the houses of Philadelphia. The chimney was a 
massive affair built entirely of stone. Leading into it were two 
fireplaces, one in each room on the first floor. The hearth for 
these was supported on an immense corbel built out in the cellar. 
The front or east side was of dres.sed stone in regular blocks, the 
ends and back of irregular rubble. The rafters were tamarack 
poles flattened on one side, and the beams and joist were all 
hewn. The plates were held in place on the side walls by 
heavy wrought iron straps bent into shape so as to hook inside 
the wall and outside the plate. The house stands in good con- 
dition to-day. It is located a mile east of Edenville, in the 
town of Warwick. It was bequeathed to Heman Rowlee, Jr., 
by his father, and was owned and occupied by him until his 
death in 1866. It is now owned by G. H. Davenport. Since 
the death of Heman Rowlee, Jr. , a larger part has been added 
to the house. The front was given a thick coat of plaster 
which has peeled off in places. It is now 116 years old. The 
door and window frames, the sash and blinds are crumbling 
with age, but the walls, beams and rafters are as sound as when 
built. 

The ten children brought up under this roof soon separated to 
make homes for themselves. 

The eldest daughter, Sarah, married, and after bearing one 
child, Joel Curtis, died at the early age of thirty years. Joel 



Family Sketch. f 

Curtis is mentioned in his grandfather's will. He finally 
removed to Brooklyn. 

The second child, Lois, had the deformity known as harelip, 
and lived with her father until his death in 1818, when she re- 
moved with her younger sister, Lydia S., to Rowlee Hill, one 
mile west of Peruville, Tompkins County, N. Y. Their brother, 
Nathan, had previously settled in this place. Lois was a 
weaver and made cloth, from which her sister, a seamstress, 
made clothing. Both were highly respected and very religious 
women. 

Charles, the eldest son, came to an untimely death by drown- 
ing. He had been married two years and left a young wife and 
infant daughter, Charlotte. The circumstances of his death are 
not known, but the Christmas season of 1799 must have been a 
sad one indeed for the family. Nothing is known of his widow's 
life after his death. The daughter Charlotte is mentioned in her 
grandfather's will. She married Gabriel Curtis and died when 
thirty years old, leaving two daughters, Lois Kosia and Eliza- 
beth. Her husband married again, and both daughters married 
and settled in the West, the elder at Summerfield, O., the 
younger at Corunna, Mich. 

The fifth child and second son, Matthew, married and re- 
mained in the vicinity- of the old home. He was a blacksmith. 

Elijah married and lived for several years in Orange County, 
but about the time of his father's death migrated with his 
family to the Chemung Valley in Southern New York. He was 
a farmer. 

Nathan and Elijah seem to have had business interests to- 
gether in Orange County. The}^ sold out and both migrated 
about the same time. Nathan went to Rowlee Hill, near Peru- 
ville, Tompkins County, N. Y., where he lived until about 1827. 
He then sold out to his two sisters, Lois and Lydia S., and re- 
moved to Fulton, Oswego County, where he got out and dressed 
hearthstones from a quarry just below the falls. His children, 
with the exception of his son, Charles S., settled in this locality. 
Nathan Rowlee and his wife visited their sisters in Tompkins 
County about 1833. William Niver, of Cortland, now over 80 
years old, well remembers that they with Lydia S. and Lois 
visited his father, and particularly their acrid discussion of 



8 Heman Roivlee and his Descendants. 

masonry, and Morgan. Niver's father was a mason and the 
Rowlees anti-mason. His grandmother was Charlotte (Seely) 
Seaman. 

Mary, or Polly, married John Blauvelt, a dealer in horses. 
They emigrated to the Susquehanna valley in Northern Penn- 
sylvania about 1820, and most of their children settled there. 
Their youngest son, John McDowell Blauvelt, is the only one of 
his generation living. From him a fund of information has been 
secured for these records. 

Heman, Jr., the youngest son, remained upon the old home- 
stead in Orange County until his death. He was a very re 
ligious man, and by his will endowed the Presbyterian church 
at Amity, of which he had been an elder for forty years. 

Mention has already been made of Lydia S. She also was 
deeply interested in religion and made liberal provision in her 
will for the Peruville Presbyterian church, w^hich she had helped 
build up. 

The youngest child, Elizabeth, married Daniel Coe, and lived 
in Orange County until his death. She outlived all her brothers 
and sisters and died in 1879 at Groton, N. Y., at the home of 
her daughter. 

Thus were the children of lyieutenant Heman Rowlee dis- 
persed. Their descendants are now in all parts of the United 
States, and very few of them know of the comfortable home and 
happy family of their ancestor of one hundred years ago. 



FAMILY RECORD, 1 

This is a very old record found with the ' ' Prayers ' ' of 
Lydia S. Rowlee. She may have made them or they may have 
been her father's. They were written with a goose quill pen. 
The records are in the possession of Flora (Underwood) Bower. 

Heman Rowlee Was born November 14 day 1746. 

Lydia Seeley Was born Desember 26 in the 1749 and was 
maried Jenevary the ninth th 1770. their first Born Sarah was 
born May 19 day 177 1. 

lyowis Rowlee was Born November the 16 day 1772. 

Charles Rowlee was Born Jane wary i4d 1774. 

Matthew Rowlee was Born tusday September the 30 day 1777. 

Elijah Rowlee was Born Sater Jenewary 8 day in the year 
1780. 

Nathan Rowlee was Borne tuseday April 16 in the year 1782. 

Mary Rowlee was Born Wonsday April the 15 in the year 

1785. 
Heman Rowlee was Born munday August the 27 day 1787. 
Lydia Rowlee was Born thirsday Febuwary the 5 day 1789. 
Elezabeth Rowlee was Born tuseday August 29 in the year 

1791- 

Johathanan's Sun, Shubell Arnold was Born June the tenth 
day in year 1792. 

Choziah Roads was born Jenewary the fifteenth day : 1782. 
Was Maried Febuwary leventh day 1797. 

Charles Rowlee was Drowned December the 19th 1799 aged 
25 and a 1 1 months and five days. 

lyidya Rowlee was Born June the 3d Day 1798. 



Sarah Curtice departed this life May the i6th day 1801 aged 
29 year and 11 month and 29 days. 

*Charlotte Curtis died September i, th 1828 Aged 29 years i 
months. 



*Beginning here the record is on more modern paper and written in a 
different hand. 



lo Hema7i Rozvlee afid his DesceJidaiits. 

Nathan Rowlee died Febuarj' thi5, 1839 aged 57 years 10 
months. 

Lois Rowlee died Apriel ith 1847 aged 74 years 5 months and 
15 days. 

Mary Blauvelt died September 29th 1849 Aged 62 years five 
months and 16 days. 

Mathew Rowlee died June the 28 1851 aged 74 years nine 
months. 

Lydia S Rowlee died August 30, 1852 Aged 62 years 6 months 
and 25 days. 

Heman Rowlee died May th3o, 1866 aged 79 years. 



FAMILY RECORD. 2 

The following is a family record in the possession of William 
Underwood, of Groton, N. Y., and is from a family Bible 
probably belonging to his grandmother, Elizabeth (Rowlee) 
Coe, daughter of Heman and lyydia (Seely) Rowlee. They 
appear to be in the same handwriting but entered at different 
times with different ink and pen. 

BIRTHS. 

Heman Rowlee was born Nov. 14th, 1746. 
Ivydia Seely was born Dec. 26th, 1749 ; 
Was married Jan. 9th, 1770. 
Sarah Rowlee was born May 19th, 1771. 
Lois Rowlee was born Nov. 16, 1773. 
Charles Rowlee was born Jan. 14th, 1774. 
Matthew Rowlee was born tuesday, Sept. 30th, 1777. 
Elijah Rowlee was born Jan. 8th, 1780. 
Nathan Rowlee was born April i6th, 1782. 
Mary Rowlee was born April 15th, 1785. 
Heman Rowlee jun was born August 27th, 1787. 
Lydia S. Rowlee was born Feb. 5th, 1790. 
Elizabeth Rowlee was born August 29th 1792. 
Charlotte Rowlee, daughter of Charles Rowlee, was born June 
3d, 1799- 

MARRIAGES. 

Charlotte Rowlee was married April, 1822. 
Charlotte Coe was married April 23d, 1840. 

DEATHS. 

Charles Rowlee was drowned Dec. the 19th, 1799, aged 25 
years, 1 1 months and five days. 

Sarah Curtice departed this life May the i6th, 1801, aged 29 
yeais, 11 months and 29 days. 

Eydia Rowlee, the wife of Heman Rowlee, departed this life 
April the loth day, 1817, aged 67 years, 3 mouths and 15 days. 

Heman Rowlee departed this life Dec. the 26th, 1818, aged 72 
years, i month and 12 days. 

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12 Heman Rowlee and his Descejidajits. 

Charlotte Curtis died Sept. ist, 1828, aged 29 years, three 
months. 

Nathan Rowlee died February 15th, 1839, aged 57 j^ears, 10 
months. 

lyois Rowlee died April ist, 1847, aged 74 years, five months 
and 15 days. 

Mary Blauvelt died Sept. 29th, 1849, aged 64 years, five 
months and 14 days. 

Matthew Rowlee died June 28th, 1851, aged 74 years, nine 
months and 

Lydia S Rowlee died August 30th, 1852, aged 62 years, 6 
months and twenty-five days. 



LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF LIEUTENANT 

HEMAN ROWLEE 

Township of Warwick, Orange County. 

I, Heman Rowlee, considering the uncertainty of this mortal 
life and being of sound mind and memory (blessed be Almighty 
God for the same) do make this my last will and testament in 
manner and form following (that is to say). First — I give and 
bequeath unto my oldest son Matthew Rowlee the sum of two 
hundred dollars : Second — I will and bequeath unto my second 
and third sons Nathan and Elijah Rowlee the sum of two hun- 
dred dollars each : Third — I bequeath unto my oldest daughter 
Loas Rowlee the sum of five hundred dollars : Fourth — I will 
and bequeath unto the heirs of John Blauvelt the sum of fifty 
dollars : Fifth — I give and bequeath unto the heirs of Daniel 
Coe the sum of fifty dollars : Sixth — I will and bequeath unto 
my daughter Lydia Rowlee the sum of three hundred and fifty 
dollars : Seventh — I will and bequeath unto my granddaughter 
Charlotte Rowlee the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, and 
I also will unto my grandson Joel Curtis two dollars and fifty 
cents : Eighth — and lastly after paying all mj^ just debts and 
legacies out of said estate I will and bequeath unto my son 
Heman Rowlee all my real and personal property which said 
several legacies or sums of money and I will and order that one half 
be paid at the expiration of two years after my desease and 
the other half be paid at the expiration of three years, to the 
said respective legatees : that is exclusive of the legacies that 
shall be due to the heirs of John Blauvelt and Dan'l Coe which 
I order to be paid when each of their eldest heirs shall arrive at 
the age of twenty-one years with the interest after three years 
after my decease. I do therefore appoint my son Heman 
Rowlee sole executor XXXX Third day of June in the year 
1817. 

HEMAN ROWEEE. 

RoBT. Farrier 

Dan'l Nanny 

Thos. Farrier 

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REMINISCENCE OF HEMAN ROWLEE. JR. 

BY HIS FOSTER DAUGHTER, MRS. SIDNEY BULL. 

Cameron, Mo., Oct. 2, 1905. 

As to a biographical sketch of Uncle Heman, I can give j-ou 
items which I hope will interest you. He was a devoted 
Christian, spent much time in prayer. Told me of one time 
when as a young man he was alone in the barn praying audibly 
and his sister came to the door and said ' ' Boo " , he said ' ' sister, 
if you had been quiet you might have heard something for 
your good." He often took our oldest boy (whom he took in 
his arms when a little bab}^ and called him by his own name), 
into the old stone parlor and I would hear him in prayer. He 
loved his church (Amity Presbyterian), was generous in its sup- 
port and all its benevolent work. He bequeathed to it a thou- 
sand dollars, the interest to perpetuate the salary of the pastor. 
He maintained the family altar. The big family Bible was read 
morning and evening. 

I coveted that old Bible, but felt it belonged to the Rowlee 
family. It was a large, old book well preserved. Auntie read 
it through seven times while uncle was at praj-er meeting, knit- 
ting meantime, the book resting on a stand before her. She 
was not able for a number of years to attend meeting with him. 
His liberality gave the impression that he was very wealthy. I 
think his estate amounted to thirty-two thousand dollars, which 
he tried to distribute equally between his and auntie's relatives, 
after bequests of a thousand dollars to several benevolent socie- 
ties. He gave our Heman a thousand for his education. He 
also gave me what has helped us to accumulate a comfortable 
living. 

Uncle told me of the building of the stone house, now stand- 
ing, when he was five years old, and of helping the same year to 
set out the black cherry trees which lined the road from the 
barn to the Shorter place, and of the homestead being left to 
him in consideration of his paying certain legacies to the other 
heirs. He borrowed money to pay them and the next year had 
to borrow again to pay the interest. This he determined should 

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Gravestone Inscriptions 15 

not occur again, and he and auntie worked hard. He husked 
his corn and did his threshing nights. Auntie plied the loom, 
made butter and knit stockings to sell. The last year of her 
life she knit forty-six pairs of woollen socks. 

A funny little story was told by Mrs. Sam Goble, of Eden- 
ville, illustrating the hard times the people passed through in 
those early days. Mrs. Goble's father's farm joined the Rowlee 
farm toward Edenville. Henian, Sr., had but one pair of pants 
and his wife washed them after he retired and hung them in 
front of the fire-place to dry ; in the night they fell over and 
burned up, and Mrs. Goble's mother went over the next day 
and helped make a new pair while he lay in bed. 

I have very pleasant recollections of the families of John Coe, 
John Rowlee, Jane Ball, and Eydia Woodruff. Was also ac- 
quainted with Aunt Betsey Coe. Do not remember whose chil- 
dren these were except John Coe. 



GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS 

The inscriptions upon the gravestones of Heman Rowlee, Jr., 
and his wife in the Amity burying ground are as follows : 

In Memory of Heman Rowlee 

Died May 30, 1866 
m. 78 yrs., 10 mos., and 27 das. 

" My flesh shall slumber in the ground 
Till the last trumpets joyful sound. 
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, 
And in my Savior's image rise." 



In Memory of Ruth, wife of Heman Rowlee 

Died Nov. ii, 1859 

M,. 65 YRS., 9 MOS., 25 das. 

" My weeping relations, my brethren and friends, 
Whose souls are entwined with my own, 
Adieu for the present, my spirit ascends 
Where friendship immortal is known." 



WILL OF HEMAN ROWLEE, JR. 

In the name of God, Ameu : 

I, HEMAN ROWLEE, of the Town of Warwick, County of 
Orange, and State of New York, being of sound mind and mem- 
ory, blessed be God for the same, but being also mindful of the 
uncertainty of life, do make, publish and declare this my East 
Will and Testament, viz : 

First — I devise and bequeath all my Estate, Real and Personal, 
of every kind and character, of which I may die seized or pos- 
sessed, unto my Executors, hereinafter named, upon TRUST, 
to receive the rents and profits of the said Estate, and with all 
convenient speed to sell and convert into money all the said 
Estate, Real and Personal, and with the said money to pay and 
discharge all my debts and the legacies hereinafter given. 

Second — I give, devise and bequeath unto my niece, Ruth 
Ann Cooley, wife of Sydney Bull, the sum of One Thousand 
Dollars. 

Third — ^I give, devise and bequeath unto my sister, Elizabeth 
Coe, unto mj^ nephew, Thomas Rowlee*, son of Elijah Rowlee, 
and unto Catharine Ann Ward the sum of Five Hundred Dol- 
lars each. 

Fourth — I give, devise and bequeath unto Adaline More and 
Mariah Williams, sisters of my wife, Dec'd, and Henry E. 
Cooley, Benjamin Cooley, Isaac Cooley and Jared Coole}', broth- 
ers of my wife, dec'd, and unto John Coe and Eydia Ann Wood- 
ruff, children of my sister, Elizabeth Coe, and unto John Rowlee 
and Daniel Rowlee, sons of my brother, Matthew Rowlee, and 
unto Betsey Ann Goble and Jane Ball, daughters of my brother, 
Matthew Rowlee, the sum of Three Hundred Dollars each. 

Fifth — I devise and bequeath unto vSydney Bull the sum of 
One Thousand Dollars upon Trust for Heman Rowlee Bull, son 
of said Sydney Bull, to be used as follows : I hereby direct that 
the said sum be securely invested and kept on interest, together 
with the interest accumulating on the same, until he shall arrive 



*Elijah Rowlee had no son Thomas. The beneficiarj- was probably 
Heman Rowlee, son of Elijah. W. W. R. 

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Wi// of Hcman Rowlee, Jr. 1 7 

at the age of fourteen years. I then direct that the interest and 
so much of the principal as may be needed from year to year be 
expended in the education of the said Heman R. Bull until he 
shall arrive at the age of Twenty-one years. (Provided that no 
part of the original One Thousand Dollars be expended), when 
the said sum of One Thousand Dollars and any balance unex- 
pended remaining in the hands of said Trustee shall be paid to 
him. 

Fifth — I give, devise and bequeath unto the Presbyterian 
Committee of Home Missions incorporated by the I^egislature of 
the State of New York, April i8th, 1862, the sum of One Thou- 
sand Dollars to be expended for the appropriate objects of said 
incorporation. 

Also, I give, devise and bequeath to the Union Theological 
Seminary in the City of New York, incorporated March 27th, 
1839, the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. 

Also, I give, devise and bequeath to the trustees for the time 
being of the Presbyterian Church in Amity, Orange County, 
New York, the sum of One Thousand Dollars, for the use and 
benefit of said Church, and my Will is and I direct that the said 
Trustees shall invest the same and that they and their successors 
in office shall keep the same permanently invested upon good and 
sufficient securities, and apply the interest and income arising 
therefrom to the payment of the salary of the minister for the 
time being of said Church. 

Also, I give, devise and bequeath to the American Female 
Guardian Society, incorporated by the Legislature of the State 
of New York in the year 1849, the sum of Five Hundred Dol- 
lars to be applied for the benefit of the Home for the Friendless, 
or to other charitable uses of said Society. 

Also, I give, devise and bequeath to the American Board of 

Foreign Missions, incorporated in the year , the sum of 

One Thousand Dollars to be expended for the appropriate ob- 
jects of said Society. 

Sixth — Whatever portion of my Estate thus converted into 
money may remain after the payment of the above-named lega- 
cies and bequests and all debts and expenses incurred in the set- 
tlement of my Estate, my Will is and I direct* that the same be 
proportionately divided among the persons named and referred 
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1 8 Heman Rowlee and his Desc€7ida7its. 

to in the Second, Third and Fourth Sections or divisions of this 
my Last Will and Testament ; and in case of there being a defi- 
ciency in my Estate to pay all the legacies and bequests herein 
named, then a proportionable deduction be made from the same 
persons. 

In case any person or persons, to whom any legacy shall come 
by reason of this Will, shall commence any suit or suits in any 
Court, or in any other way sue or cause to be sued or disturbed 
my Executors hereinafter named, or my Administrator with my 
Will annexed, or any other person or persons to whom any thing 
is by me given in this my Will, from the recovering, quiet en- 
joying and possessing of what is by me herein given as aforesaid 
and in such manner as is therein mentioned, then my Will and 
meaning is that all and every legacy and legacies herein by me 
given to any such person or persons whatsoever who shall so sue 
and disturb as aforesaid, shall cease, determine and be utterly 
void. 

Lastly — I do hereby nominate and appoint my friends, Benja- 
min Cooley and Thomas E. Ferrier, and the survivor of them to 
be the Executors or Executor of this my Last Will and Testa- 
ment. And if the Executors appointed by this Will should die, 
neglect, refuse or become incapable to perform the trusts hereby 
in them reposed, then it is my Will and I declare that my Ad- 
ministrator or Administrators with my Will annexed shall have 
the same rights and powers in and over my Real and Personal 
Estate as are given to my Executors herein named, so that such 
Administrator or Administrators may be able to perform all the 
trusts hereby reposed in the said Executors. And I hereby re- 
voke all former Wills by me heretofore made, and I declare this 
to be my Last Will and Testament. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal this Nineteenth day of November, One Thousand Eight 
Hundred and Sixty-three. 

HEMAN ROWLEE [l. s.] 

Subscribed and acknowledged by the testator, Heman Rowlee, 
in the presence of each of us, who have subscribed our names as 
attesting witnesses hereto, at the request of the said testator 
who, at the time of making such subscription and acknowledg- 



Will of Heman Rowlee, Jr. 19 

ment, did declare this instrument, so subscribed, to be his Last 
Will and Testament. 

Silas C. Young, Edenville, N. Y. 

IvEGrand Mead, Edenville, N. Y. 



I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the Last 
Will and Testament of Heman Rowlee, late of the Town of 
Warwick, in the County of Orange, deceased. 

WITNESS my hand and Official Seal this 9th day of 
[seal.] July, A. D., 1907. 

T. D. Schoonmaker, 
Clerk of the Surrogate' s Court. 



Citation for Probate op Will and Testament of 
Heman Rowlee, Jr. 

The People of the State of New York : To Elizabeth 
Coe, residing in Groton, Tompkins County, New York ; John 
B. Rowlee and Jane Curtiss, residing in the City of Brooklyn, 
New York ; Daniel Rowlee, residing at Barryville, Sullivan 
County, New York ; Jane Ball, John W. Curtis and Frances 
Pell, residing in the City of New York ; Lydia Wright, residing 
at Great Bend, in the State of Pennsylvania ; Maria Wood, re- 
siding at Veteran, Chemung County, New York ; Lois Storms, 
residing in Newburgh City, Orange County, New York ; Betsey 
Ann Goble, residing in the town of Warwick, Orange County, 
New York ; Heman Rowlee, residing at Orange, Schuyler 
County, New York ; Jonathan Rowlee, residing at Corning, 
Steuben County, New York ; Elijah Rowlee, residing at Corn- 
ing aforesaid ; Phebe Lord and Millicent Hathaway, residing at 
Union, McHenry County, Illinois ; Lydia J. Finch, residing at 
Reed, Seneca County, Ohio ; Esquire Rowlee, residing at Vol- 
ney, Oswego County, New York ; Charles S. Rowlee, residing 
at Decatur, in the State of Michigan ; Nathan Rowlee, John C. 
Rowlee, George W. Rowlee, Heman Rowlee, Daniel Rowlee, 
Harriet Osborn, and Dorothy Elmer, residing at Fulton, Oswego 
County, New York ; Louis K. Horton, residing at Summer- 



20 Hetnan Rowlee and his Descendants. 

field, Noble County, Ohio ; Elizabeth Kelly, residing at Coz- 
zuna, Shawasse County, Michigan ; William Curtis, whose resi- 
dence is unknown ; Elijah R. Blauvelt and Jane Smith, residing 
at Wysox, Bradford County, Pennsylvania ; James Blauvelt and 
Sally Holland, residing at Liberty Corners, in said County of 
Bradford ; John M. Blauvelt and Lydia A. Tillman, residing at 
Chemung, in Chemung County, New York, and Mary Mattison, 
residing at Clarence, Shelby County, Missouri, heirs-at-law and 
next of kin of Heman Rowlee, late of the town of Warwick, in 
the County of Orange, deceased. Greeting : 

You are hereby cited to be and appear before the Surrogate 
of the County of Orange, at his Office in Goshen, in said 
County, on the i6th day of October next, at ten o'clock in the 
forenoon of that day, to attend the probate of a certain instru- 
ment in writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament 
of said deceased, bearing date the 19th day of November, in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, 
on the application of Thomas E. Ferrier the Executor thereof : 
Which said last Will relates to, and is offered for probate as a 
Will of real and personal estate. 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have caused the Seal of 
Office of our said Surrogate of the County of 
Orange, to be hereunto affixed. Witness, DAVID 
[l.s.] a. SCOTT, Surrogate of said County, at Goshen, 
in said County, the 27th day of August, in the 
year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. 

Surrogate. 



THE PRAYERS OF LYDIA S. ROWLEE 

The prayers were written in a quarto pamphlet in her own 
handwriting. The spelling is preserved in this copy. They are 
good illustrations of the religious fervor prevailing among the 
church people of that time. Few, however, of the many utter- 
ing such prayers wrote them down. 

The original copy is in the possession of William Underwood, 
of Groton, N. Y. 

I. 

May loth, 1830. 

Various has been the duties of thy hand maid this day and, 
oh God, thou knowest how she has performed them. I have 
been permitted to be with thy children at thy table to com- 
memorate thy dying love but oh what an unworthy guest I have 
been ; unworthy of a seat amongst thy children yet invited by 
the master of the feast who said in his word eat, oh friend, 
drink, oh beloved, and I think that the fruits of Christ's house 
was sweet to my taste and now, oh God, I entreat thee to give 
thy handmaid grace to perform all the duties devolving upon 
her in the fear and with an eye single to thy Glory. Thou 
knowest, oh searcher of hearts, the dutj' of this afternoon. 

After having some one to go before us for this three years 

now we are left to go alone except thou go with us and enable 

us to roll ourselves over afresh on the for strength and wilt thou 

guide us now in the day of adversity and forgive what thou 

hast seen amiss in the days of our prosperity and let us not be 

left without the guidance of thy holy Spirit in so important an 

undertaking as to instruct the rising generation out of thy 

word, oh God, accept of us and all that we have and are for 

Jesus sake. 

2. 

June 6th, 1830. 

News has reached us that our dear Brother Waveley is dead. 

This is thy way, oh God, thou seeist not as Man seeith. How 

have I a poor shortsighted Mortal looked at this dear servant of 

the's when preparing for the minestry and thought of his filling 

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22 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

a place as an ambassador of Christ, but, oh God, thou hadst but 
a short work for him to perform here. How didst thou call 
for him and at an unexpected time when he was going to fulfil 
an appointment. It was then that thou didst send for him and 
not a single soul to administer to his relief. It was then that 
thou didst send thy angle to call this dear Brother home to thy 
self. To the he lived while here and thou hadst a perfect 
wright to do what thou wilt with thine own. Oh let not thy 
handmaid murmur while she suffereth her pen to write and to 
retrace thy dealings with this people. Thou didst in days past 
send thy dear servant to his place to labour in this vinyard ; 
Thou wast acquainted with all his goings ; thou didst hear him 
plead for sinners here by day and by night ; thou wast witness 
to his stronge cries and tears and hadst thou not a bottle for 
his tears and an ear to hear his cries and now as thou hast 
taken him to thy self let the people in this place when they hear 
the mournful tidings remember the warnings and the reproof of 
thy servant. Oh let thy spirit accompany the newes to the con- 
cienceses of all who hear it both .saint and sinner. Oh may we 
who saw his life and how near he lived to the Saviour be 
enabled to tread in his steps as far as he trod in the steps of the 
blessed Jesus. Oh how faithful was he to give reproof to those 
whonie he esteemed as the Children of God. What intreaties to 
live above the world and to have our conversasion in Heaven 
and not on the things of time, and, on the other hand, how 
faithful to warn sinners of their approaching danger and to 
exort them to flee from the wrath to come and to lay hold on 
the hope set before them in the Gosple. Oh God let not the 
news of the death of this thy servant pass unnotised by this 
people and do thou support his dear widowed mother to say the 
Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away and blessed be the 
name of the Lord. She did give to the her son, and thou wast 
pleased to hear her cries when she plead for the salvation of his 
soul and now thou hast taken him to thy .self I ask the again to 
support her in this daj^ of trial. 

And, oh God, I would ask that thou wouldst prepare thy 
handmaid for as sudden an exit from time to Eternity and when 
thou shalt send the messenger death to open the door for me 
into Eternity may I be ready having on the wedding garment 



Prayers of Lydia S. Rowlee. 23 

that I may shine in the righteousness of my blessed Redeemer 
in the Kingdom of heaven and where sin shall never more disturb 
my pease. 

3- 

July 13th, 1830. 

Various are thy dealings with thy handmaid, oh Lord. This 
day am I deprived of my greatest privilege that is of attending 
to the Sabbath school, but Lord thou knowest why it is so per- 
haps thou hast in view one at this time who is more capable and 
better qualified to fill her place for thou art acquainted with her 
inability and shouldst thou never more permit her to attend to 
this institution it would be just in thee for how little have I 
honoured the when thou didst give me health to attend, how 
little was my heart affected with the salvation of the dear little 
ones committed to my care. 

4- 

Sept. 5th, 1830. 

How swift do the arrows of Death fly and how little do the 
Children of men take warning. Oh that I maj^ take warning by 
the dispensasion of thy providence that has lately visited us. 
Thou didst send unto us one of thy most faithful Servants, and 
thou didst continue his life with us for a season but ere the time 
of his ingagement has expired thou didst step in and take him to 
thy self at a time when we were not looking for it. It was then 
that thou didst send the messenger Death and take thy dear 
servant to thy self and as thou hast spoken once yea twice may 
we percieve it and so la}' it to heart as to return unto thee. This 
is the second time that thou hast snatched from us a beloved 
pastor in an instant and left this little Church to mourn the loss, 
but let us not forgit thee but be enabled to kiss the rod and he 
that hath apointed it and return unto thee with all our hearts 
and as thou hast smitten wilt thou not heal and oh remember us 
and supply the place of him whom thou hast taken from us with 
one whose labours thou wilt delight to make instrumental in thy 
hand of bringing many from darkness to thy great and marvel- 
ous light and oh that this little Church may yet arise and put on 
her butiful garments and rise above infidelity and sing the Lord 
is our Righteousness and our strength we will praise him with 
our whole heart even so Lord Jesus enable us to do. Amen, 



24 Heman Rozvlee and his Descendants. 

5- 

Oct. 3d, 1830. 

As I have this day been reading the confession and repent- 
ance of those who have backslidden from thee I would tran- 
scribe and make them mine for have I not gone estray from the 
and my heart become cold and lukewarm in thy service and 
have reason to cry out in the words of the Psalmis search me, 
oh God, and try my ways and see if there be any evil way in me 
and lead me in the wa}- ev^erlasting, for Lord shouldest thou 
mark one of a thousand of my sins I could have no hope for 
they would be sufficient to condemn me and sink me down to 
eternal ruin and to cast me from thy presence forever and I 
should have to own the sentence just but I have reason to 
thank the that there is hope for such miserable creatures as we 
are. Though thou slay me yet will I trust in the and what 
reason have I to put my trust in the and to lay hold of thy 
Almight}^ arm for support. When I remember all the w^ay the 
Lord God hath led me and when I have been about to work my 
own ruin thou hast so ordered events as to keep thy handmaid 
from presumptions sins and to show her the vanity of her mind 
and in some measure to praise the that thou art ever mindful of 
thy creatures for good and oh I above all of thy creaturs have 
reason to bless thee for thy peculiar favour manifested to me. 
Amen. 

6. 

Oct. 23, 1830. 

How can I find words to express my thanks to thee, oh Lord, 
for thy loving kindness and tender mercy manifested to us as a 
Church and a people for it is of thy mercy that thou hast re- 
membered us, for hadst thou scattered us and had there been no 
Church here and our candlestick been wholly removed what 
could thy handmaid have said but acknowledge that it was just 
in thee, but this has not been the way that thou has taken with 
us, but when we have looked for judgments thou hast granted 
to us mercies, when weak and feeble as a church thou didst put 
compassion into the heart of one of thy faithful servants to 
come and labour with us and as thou hast saw fit to send for 
him and take him to thyself, thou hast been gracious still and 
hast priveleged us with another of thy servants to stand in the 



Prayers of Lydia S. Rowlee. 25 

gap and to cry spare thy people, oh Lord, and give not thy 
heritage to reproach. And now, oh Lord, as giving doth not 
impoverish the nor withholding enrich the, let thy blessing here 
be manifested in the salvation of souls and let this little church 
no longer be little as it respects numbers but let those who com- 
pose it ever feel their own littleness and live putting their whole 
trust and dependance on an Almighty and cry unto thee day and 
night untill thy name shall be praised by this people and thy 
name hallooed and thy sabbaths regarded and thy command- 
ments kept by all from the Least to the greatest. Amen. 

7- 

Dec. 26, 1830. 

How easily are our hopes blasted and how short are our com- 
forts and enjoyments here in this vale of tears for truly it is a 
vale of tears to me for at one time I am made to rejoice in view 
of what God has done, at another to mourn in what he has done, 
for I do realize that he has a right to do what he pleaseth and I 
do often say thy will be done on earth as it is in heavin, yet how 
prone to murmur at the hand that has strewed my way with 
mercies innumerable and blessings with out number and oh that 
thou woulds teach me to number my days that I may apply my 
heart to true wisdom and that I may not place my affections on 
eny thing below the sun but that I may be prepared for every 
event that availeth me with the composure that the blessed Jesus 
gave his back to the smiters but, alas, my wicked heart is as in- 
constant as the wind and my heart is apt to be drawn after other 
lovers and how can a god of spotles purity look on such a vile 
mortal who has nothing but a heart polluted with sin to recom- 
mend her to his face and favour. 

8. 

Jan. 28, 1831. 

Oh thou Father of all flesh how soon are our hopes as a 
Church blasted as it respects outward circumstances, at one 
time made to rejoice in gosple priveleges, at another to mourn 
our destitute situation. Thy hand dealings to us as a church is 
mysterious, but, oh God, thou canst see all things from the be- 
ginning and had it been most for thy glory thou couldst longe 
before this time have caused thy spirit to decend on this place 



26 Hevian Rowlee and his Descendants. 

and raised up a people here to honour the in walking in the 
commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless and to 
erect a house to worship the in and thy gospel might statedly- 
been preached to this people but this is not the case with us for 
we are now without the means that is calculated to bring Sinners 
to repentance and have not we as a people reason to lift up our 
cries to thee that thou wouldst search us and try us and show us 
the evil that hinders thy blessing from this people and if it be in 
the midst of thy people may it be found out and if it be in the 
people at large let it be discovered, oh Lord, and let oh let thy 
spiritual Jerusalem here flourish oh let her arise in thy strength 
and put on her butiful garments and prepare the wey in this 
place for the preaching of thy word. Oh send some one to this 
place that may prove like a Nehemiah in reparing the waste 
places of Zion and who may comfort thy people and stand in the 
gap that the enymy may not enter. 

9- 

Jan. 30th, 1831. 

The Lords day has again returned but no gosple priveleges for 
thy handmaid but to sit in silence and there learn thy will and 
may I not venture to ask the, oh thou most high, why it is that 
one who has taken so much delight in gospel priveleges should 
so much of her time be deprived of them as it respecth those 
privaleges in which my soul delights. My life has been a 
checkuered scan sometimes rejoicing that God has cast my lot 
here and at another mourning that I am no better situated and 
that I must spend my Sabbath at home when many can go up to 
the house of God to keep holy day and unite their hearts and 
voices together in singing praises to him who gave his back to 
the smiters and withheld not his face from spitting to purchase 
those blessings for us for he went through till he could say it is 
finished. Oh what heart so hard that it could not rejoice at 
those blessed words it is finished the salvation of man is com- 
pleted and all are invited to come. Oh what cause have I for 
grattitude that the way has been made open to me and as I hope 
I have been enabled to partake of the fatness of Christs house 
but still murmur that I live without the Preached word. Great 
God give thy handmaid true resignation to thy will but do not 
forgit thy heritage here and quickly may this dry and barren 



Prayers of Lydia S. Rowlee. 27 

wilderness become a fruitful field as it were, the garden of the 

Lord and bud and blossom as the rose that thy people may no 

longer hang their harps upon the willows but may they arise in 

thy strength and go forth to meet the blessed Jesus while he is 

yet in the way and while he is inviting sinners to come to him 

and may thy children lay hold of thy promises and plead them 

in all their length and breadth and with that faith that takes no 

denial. Oh that thou woulds put such a heart into thy people 

here and unite the hearts of all together in one bundle of love. 

10. 

March 13th, 1831. 

I find that in the are blessings still and that thou art found of 
those that seek the and though we are destitute of the preached 
word yet we have the privelege of meeting together and mingle- 
ing our voices together in confessing our sins before the and 
pleading for thy blessing on a lost and fallen world, and oh when 
will that blessed day dawn on this little Church that we may en- 
joy the blessing of a preached Gosple. Oh is not the time now 
nigh at hand and not far off when Sinners in this place might 
be constrained to listen to the voice of wisdom and forsake their 
vanity and turn to God. 

II. 

May ist, 1 83 1. 

I am astonished when I look over and see that more than a 
Month has passed away without my marking down any of thy 
dealings with me, for I must acknowledge it has been a season 
of more than common interest to me in that thou hast been 
pleased to look upon us in our low estate and hast raised us to 
a more than common engagedness in thy service. Oh what a 
God of mercy have we sinners of the human family to trust in, 
and oh that thou wouldst Give thy handmaid true resignation 
to thy dealings to us as a people and trust the and march for- 
forward in every path of duty looking unto Jesus who is the 
author and finisher of all things. 

12. 

Jan. ist, 1832. 

This is the first day of a new year and how does it become me 
a candidate who is bound to the eternal world to consider how I 
spent the last year and wherein I have come short of my duty to 



28 Heviayi Rowlee and his Descendants. 

God to try and reform this year on which I have now entered. 
How different has been my circumstances this day to what the 
commencement of the last was. This day we were all able to go 
to the house of God and the first of the Last were all constrained 
to sta}^ at home by reason of sickness. And when I take a view 
of thy goodness to me an individual I have reason to bles and 
prais thy great name for thy loving kindness manifested to such 
a poluted worm of the dust and as thou wast pleased to visit us 
in a time when destitute of the word preached and as thou hast 
been pleased to grant to us at the presant this so great a blessing. 
Oh God, to the I look and to the, cause all of thy Children to 
look and may this little Church arise as the heart of one man. 
lyord God to the I look that thou wouldst arouse th}^ Children 
and bring them into a state of activity that those who suround 
thy Children may by their Good works be led to glorify thee our 
Father who art in heaven and oh that this afternoons discourse 
may be set home to every impenitent sinner this day so that it 
may be a means in thy hand of bringing them all to Christ. 

13- 

May 15th, 1832. 

It is now more than twenty three years since I in a publick 
manner came out and seperated myself from the world declareing 
myself to be for God and none other and now when I look back 
and take a view and see how little I have done to honor that God 
to who I am indebted for every bles that my life has been crowned 
with, I might forever hide my face in the dust but as I know 
that to go back is certain death I will with trembling steps march 
forward and this day would I anew consecrate myself to thee in 
humble relyance on divine aid as I do know that the most of my 
time is spent and that I have honered him no more before a 
dying world. I do now desire to consecrate myself anew to God 
and do desire to be his and only his forever and, oh thou 
Almighty God, who knowest the secrets of all hearts help this 
thy unworthy dust to live and while she lives to honor her 
christian profession by a well ordered life and Godly conversasion 
and help me so to live that my life may be such that I may leave 
a savour of thy name when I quit the shores of time and enter 
the world of spirits to join in celebrating the praises of God and 
the Lamb through Eternity. Oh blessed thought, one that has 



Prayers of Lydia S. Rozvlee. 29 

done so little to honor my maker, one that so little honored my 

redeemer Can I have so blessed a hope yes methinks I have a 

hope that is like an anchor to the soul both sure and stedfast 

entering to that within the vale whither the forerunner is 

entered. May I live as one who posseses so glorious a hope and 

when this mortal shall be called to put on imortality Death may 

be swallowed up and I with joy enter on an untried state. Oh 

thou blessed Redeemer, thou Lamb of God, how doest thou con- 

desend to take guilty rebbles to thy self and permit them to be 

heirs with the in thy Kingdom. 

14. 

August 28th, 1832. 

O Lord, I am yet spared and again to set mj^ pen to paper and 
it is because thy hand has been stretched out in mercj- or I 
should now have been in an endless and miserable Eternity, for, 
oh God, since thou hast taught me my condition that I was in 
by nature and permitted me to hope in thy mercy, how have I 
departed from the and it is with shame that I would this night 
make a confession of my sins and my wanderings from thee and 
this night would I engrave as in brass that I do desire to return 
to the with all my heart never more to depart from the for thou 
only art lovley thou alone deservest the prais of thy people. 
And, oh God, may I ever give the prais and Glory that is due to 
thy holy name and keep my proper place at thy feet and though 
my name should be cast out as evil, oh let me never stray from 
the path of truth and duty but if I am reviled may I remember 
that the blessed Jesus withheld not his face from spitting and 
shall not I be patient under reproaches for, oh God, it will be 
well with me if thou reproach me not for should all earth and 
hell rise up against me it be well with me if thou art my friend. 
Oh may I come to the aright and lay ray self low before the and 
the few remaining breaths that I have to breath let me breath 
them out in pra5-r to the and let not an idol word pass from my 
lips and help me to dedicate ni}- house hold to thee in such a 
manner as that thou wilt except the dedication and look on them 
in mercy. Thou hast committed to my care two immortal Souls 
which must exist as longe as god exists and one of them I hope 
thou hast taught the bitterness of sin and he has made a 
dedication of himself to the, but Lord thou see'st that unless 



30 Hanayi Rowlee and his Descendants. 

thou hold he will utterl}^ depart from the. Oh God look upon 
him this night and keep him from sin keep him from the vaneties 
of this vain and alureing world and may a sence of his departure 
from the be brought to his view in cullars that he may return to 
the with all his heart and be a light in thy candlestick. Oh 
God but I confess that thou hast a perfect right to what thou 
wilt with thine own I leave him with thee and plead for her who 
is yet in the broad road to ruin walking heedlesly onwardly to 
Eternity. Oh God, wilt thou have compassion upon her and 
send thy Good spirit into her heart and show her her sins in their 
true cullars that she may no longer rest in sin but return and 
live to thy Glory and may I be so happ}- as to say here am I and 
the Children thou hast given me. Amen. 

15- 

Dec. i2th, 1832. 

This day, again detained from going up with thy people to 
keep holy day in lonely retirement at home, would I look over 
and count thy mercies to us as a people in that thou hast 
crowned us with blessings innumerable thou hast far surpassed 
my expectations and I am led in the language of the poet to say 

Lord when I count thy mercies ore 

they strike me with surprise 
Not all the sands that spread the shore 

To equal number rise. 

For thou hast not only granted to us the preached word but 
thou hast succeeded the effort of thy people in this place in 
erecting a house in honour of thy name and when we felt our- 
selves little and could see no way of eskape it was then that 
thou didst send to our relief. In sending to this little Church a 
man one on whose labours thou hast been pleased to smile and 
one whom thou hast been pleased to make instrumental in 
bringing into this little vine multitudes of the lost sons and 
daughters of men and hast placed on them thy blessed image 
and hast made them pillars in the temple of our God and as I 
hope to go no more out forever. This is the Lord's doings and 
it is marvelous in our eyes. 



Prayers of Lydia S. Rowlee. 31 

16. 

March ist, 1833. 

This is the first that I a sinful worm have attempted to pen 
this year, and oh when I look over thy hand dealings with this 
little vine I am constrained to say what hath God the great 
Eternal wrought for us here. Thou art going on in ways of 
mercy with us and now as we are about to enjoy a privelege 
under such circumstances as we have never before been per- 
mitted to enjoy how does it become us to humble ourselves 
before thee, the Almighty God, that thou mayest lift us up for 
now, even now, under all the seaming prospects which are be- 
fore us if thou lyord withhold thy blessing the season which we 
contemplate will be a barren and unfruitful one to us and thy 
name will be dishonoured. But as thou hast never disapointed 
eny who put their trust in the, disapoint not I do pray thee any 
expectation of thy blessing upon the meeting now in contem- 
plation and when the house that has been built for thy worship 
shall be dedicated to thy name and worship, oh will it please 
the to fill it with a cloud of thy presance. 

17. 

April, 1833. 

Again am I permitted to put my hand to paper and to tell of 
thy wonders, oh Lord, to us as a people here in this place hast 
thou been pleased to stand by thy people and bless their attempts 
to erect a hou.se of worship. Oh what grattitude do I owe to 
the, for thou hast been with us from the foundation to the top 
stone ; thou art in very deed thy people's friend and I will still 
trust the and go forward hoping that thou who hast been with 
us in all our straits will now take up thine abode with thy peo- 
ple here and cause that here sons and daughters may be born to 
thee who shall shine like polished stones in thy temple here and 
be prepared to shine in the kingdom of immortal glory. 

18. 

May 5th, 1833. 

I am yet in the Land of the living and am permitted to tell 
of thy goodness and to plead with the to search me and try me 
for the fealings of my heart are known to thee this day, how do 



32 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

I feal to mourn over the sins of thy professed children, how is 
thy cause in this place dishonered by such as profess to be thine 
in this place. Oh lyord may all in this place who profess to be 
thine be careful to depart from all eniquity and walk in obedi- 
ance to thy commands that they may lead them who are yet 
blinded in sin to the saviour of Sinners. Oh let this be a day of 
thy power upon the impenitent in this place and may be brought 
to feal the truth when it is set before them and may satan yet 
be defeated of his pray and no longer hold the impenitent in his 
chain but let arrows from thy quiver fly thick this afternoon to 
the hearts of thy enemies and bring them to bow in submission 
to thy will. Thou art able and will it not please the to bind the 
strong man and then spoil his goods enter in, oh thou blessed 
spirit, this afternoon to many hearts and may the jeueral inquiry 
be what shall I do to be saved and may the cloud which apears 
to gather blackness over this place be a cloud of mercy and fill 
this place with thy glory. 



WILL OF LYDIA S. ROWLEE 

In the name of God Amen : I, Lydia S. Rowlee, of the town 
of Groton in the County of Tompkins and State of New York, of 
the age of sixty years and being of sound mind and memory do 
make and publish this my last will and testament in manner 
following, that is to say, 

First, I do give and bequeath to my niece, Charlotte Under- 
wood, wife of Alfred Underwood, the sum of four hundred and 
seventy dollars ; to my nephew^ Charles S. Rowlee, the sum of 
six hundred dollars ; to my niece, Louis K. Horton, wife of 
William Horton, the sum of fifty dollars ; to my niece, Elizabeth 
Kelly, wife of Joseph Kelly, the sum of fifty dollars ; to the 
American Home Missionary Society, the sum of fifty dollars. 

Which said several legacies or sums of money I direct and 
order to be paid to the said respective legatees within one year 
after my decease. 

Second, I give and devise to the Trustees of the Congregational 
Society in Peruville, all my right and interest in the meeting 
house belonging to said society situate in said village and to their 
successors in office forever ; and lastly I do give and bequeath 
all the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate, goods 
and chattels of what nature and kind soever, to my niece, 
Charlotte Underwood, wife of Alfred Underwood. I do also 
nominate and appoint my friend Reuben Darling, Executor of 
this my last will and testament, rev^oking all former wills by me 
made. 

In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand 
and seal the sixteenth day of January in the year of 
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty. 

EYDIA S. ROWLEE. 

The above instrument consisting of one sheet, w-as at the date 
thereof signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Lydia 
S. Rowlee as and for her last will and testament in presence of 
us, who at her request and in her presence and in the presence 
of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. 

Philander Cornell, Residing in Groton, Tompkins Co. 
Isaac Underwood, Residing in Groton, Tompkins Co. 

3 33 



ANCESTRY OF LIEUT. HEMAN ROWLEE 

The following notes on the early generations of the Rowlee 
(Rowley) family in America are largely taken from Prof. Homer 
G. Brainard's articles in the New York Gefi. a?id Biog. Record. 

I. Henry Rowley was an early planter at Plymouth, Mass. 
In the first tax rating for the Plymouth Colony in 1632-33, 
occurs the following entries : 

I d 

Henry Rowley 00 09 

Gov. Edward Winslow 02 05 

Myles Standish 00 18 

John Alden 01 04 

In the second rating in 1633-34 : 

Henr}- Rowley 00 18 

Gov. Edward Winslow 02 05 

Myles Standish 00 18 

John Alden 01 04 

It is po.ssible that he was one of the company that came over 
from lycyden to Plymouth in 1630. It has also been conjectured 
that he came in the Charles with Mr. Hatherly, in 1632. It is 
probable that he came from the vicinity of Shrewsbury, Eng- 
land, since the family name is common in the records there. It 
is near the Wales border and .some traditions call the family 
Welch, while others call it English. It is probable that he was 
married when he came over, and that his children were born 
before that time. It has been declared that his first wife was 
Sarah, daughter of William Palmer, Senior, of Duxbury. The 
latter came over in the Fortune in 1621, and his wife, Frances, 
came in the A?i7ie in 1623. In his will, dated 1637, William 
Palmer names " Moyses Rowley (son of Henry) whom I love," 
and provides for his bringing up, but does not state what rela- 
tion Moses was to himself. Henry Rowley m. (2) Oct. 17, 
1633, Anne, widow of Deacon Thomas Blossom, who embarked 
in the Speedwell a.t Leyden in 1620, but being obliged to return 
to Leyden, came over to Plymouth in 1629, where he d. pre- 
vious to March, 1632-3. Henry and Anne Rowley removed to 
Scituate in 1634, the year he was elected freeman. Both were 
members of Rev. John L,othrop's church at Scituate in 1634-5, 
and removed with him to Barnstable in 1638. In the memoran- 

34 



Ancestry of Heman Rowlee. 35 

dum containing the membership of Lothrop's church occurs 
the following : ' ' Goodman Rowleyes house a small plain pale- 
sade House in 1634 ; a new house on his lott in 1636." He was 
a deputy from Barnstable to the General Court in Plymouth at 
least once. 

In 1650 Henry Rowley removed, with his step-son, Peter 
Blossom, to West Barnstable, and later to Falmouth. Henry 
Rowley d. in 1673. Inventory of the estate of " henery Rowley 
of Saconesset," exhibited in Court, July, 1673, on oath of Moses 
Rowley. "Item: a debt of twenty-nine pounds due from 
Jonathan Hatch upon the repurchase of a parsell of land which 
the said Hatch sold to said Henery Rowlej^ with that limitation 
provided." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. Ill, part 2, p. 93. 
Children :— 

2 i. Moses, b ; m. Elizabeth Fuller. 

ii. Joseph, b ; living at Barnstable, 1655 ; said to have gone to 

Barbadoes. 
iii. Sarah, b ; m. April 11, 1646, Jonathan Hatch, of Barn- 
stable and Falmouth, b. about 1626, d. Dec, 1710, aged about 84 
years. He settled in Succonnessett (Falmouth) in 1661. 

2. Moses Rowley (Henry'), b. probably before 1630 in En- 
gland ; d. 1705, at (East) Haddam, Conn.; m. April 22, 1652, 
at Barnstable, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Matthew Fuller. She 
survived her husband and d. in (East) Haddam or Colchester 
after 17 14. The earliest mention of Moses Rowley is found in 
the will of William Palmer, the elder, of Duxbury, dated Nov. 7, 
1637, which is recorded in Vol. I, fol. 28, of Plymouth Colony 
Wills and Inventories, and has been printed. (See Mayflower 
Descendant for July 1900, p. 147). "I would have myne 
Execut's as in conscience they are pswaded out of the remaynder 
of my estate deale wth Rebecca my Grandchild and Moyses 
Rowly whom I love but not so as to put it into their father or 
mother's hands but preserve it for them till they come to years 
of discretion .... also I would have yeong Rowly to be 
placed wth mr. Partridge that hee might be brought up in the 
feare of God, and to that end if his father suffer it I give mr. 
Partridge five pounds." March 7, 1653-4, Moses Rowley was 
allowed a cow out of the estate of William Palmer, deceased, 
of Plymouth (Records of Plymouth Colony, Vol. Ill, p. 45.) 

In 1657 he took the freeman's oath at Barnstable. In 1681 



36 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

he was a constable, and was occupying lands at Succonessett 
(Falmouth). He was a deputy to the General Court in 1692, 
under the new charter according to Savage, and yet he must at 
that time have been thinking of removal, for according to East 
Haddam Deeds, Vol. I, p. 554, Moses Rowley, Senior, "late of 
Saquanesset, now of Machimodus in Haddam," bought 60 acres 
of land of Jonathan Gilbert, originally laid out to John Hender- 
son of Haddam, deceased. The date of this deed is May 3, 
1692, and there is another deed dated October 4, 1693, which 
names Moses Rowley-. An agreement of the heirs of James 
Bates of Haddam, dated Feb. 1691-2, refers to " mony in moses 
rowlyes and John Ackley's hands, to be reserved to pay debts 
with." These records indicate that he removed to Haddam as 
early as 1 69 1. That his wife Elizabeth disapproved of the re- 
moval is clear, for in 1714 she made adeed in which she declared 
that she had been left without support and dependent upon the 
bounty of her sons, John Fuller and Moses Rowley, and con- 
veyed to them all her right of dower to lands in Falmouth, 
which her husband had sold to the Parkers without her consent. 
His will is dated Aug. 16, 1704, on file at Hartford, Conn., and 
reads as follows : 

' ' The East Will and Testament of Moses Rowley Sen of east 
Haddam in the county of Hartford in Colleny of Connecticut in 
new Ingland Wittneseth." 

" In the name of god. Amen. Whereas I Moses Rowlee be- 
ing weak of body but through gods good hand upon me at this 
present writing in perfect memory and understanding doe make 
and ordain this as my last will and testament." 

' ' Imprimus : I doe give and bequeath my soul unto god in 
the name, meritts and mediation of the lord Jesus Christ in 
whose Righteousness I hope to be accepted with the father." 

' ' And my body to Christian burial as my executors shall see 
meet, hoping for a glorious Resurrection at the last and great 
day." 

" As for the portion of this worlds goods that god (hath) 
given and continued to me my will is that my Just Debts being 
paid the Remainder to be disposed of as followeth : as for the 
Rest of my children I have done what hath been with me and 
now I have not expectation of being any more capable to help 
myself wherefore I do give and bequeath my land unto my sonn 



Ancestry of Heman Rowlee. 37 

Moses Rowlee that is to say my half of the lott I now live upon 
(the other half I have given all Ready to ray son Matthew) to 
be equally divided between my sons Moses and Matthew. I 
also give unto my son Moses that twenty five pound right that I 
formerly gave to Matthew, which my son Matthew hath lovingly 
Relinquished again to me." 

' ' I give and bequeath to my daughter Mehitabell fuller all my 
moveables both flock and household stuff whether without door 
or within." 

"I give and bequeath half my young mare unto my son 
Matthew. My will further is and it is upon the account of not 
only what my sons Moses Rowlee and John ffuller hath done for 
me and been kind to me but especially their willingness to take 
the care of me and my wife during our naturall lives and I doe 
expect that care and kindness of them that is meet and needfull 
both to myself and my wife and I therefore have done what I 
have done to oblidge them what I cane and doe Repose my trust 
next under god upon these my two sons Moses Rowlee and John 
ffuller for what I shall and for what my wife shall stand in need 
of between this and the grave." 

' ' and I doe further give to my son Moses Rowlee my meadow 
lot and further be it known that my son Moses is to pay my just 
debts and moreover my will is that all the above legacies given 
to my children is to them and their heirs, executors, adminis- 
trators and assigns forever, furthermore I doe nominate, appoint 
and ordain my loving sons Moses Rowlee and John ffuller 
executors of this my last will & testament as witness my hand 
& seale." 

Hadam 16 of August, 1704 

MOSES 

his X mark [Seal] 

ROWLEE Sen 
signed sealled in the presence 

John Chapman 

Mathew 

his M mark 

Rowlee 
Mary 

her M mark 

Creepen 



38 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

Elizabeth (Rowley) Fuller was second child of Matthew and 
grand-daughter of John and Margaret (Balls) Fuller of Reden- 
hall, Norfolk, Eng. Matthew Fuller was baptized Oct. 16, 1603. 
He did not come in the Mayflower but remained with friends in 
England until about 1640, when he came over to Plymouth. At 
this time he was married and a parent. Of his early history, 
little is known, but he was doubtless acquiring the knowledge of 
surgery and military affairs which he afterward put to such good 
use. In April, 1642, ten acres of land were granted him in 
Plymouth, and in the same year he was juryman and propounded 
freeman of the Colony, but was not sworn and admitted until 
June 7, 1653. In 1643, he was appointed sergeant in the military 
company of the Colony, of which Miles Standish was captain. 
About 1650, he removed to Barnstable. In 1653, he represented 
that town in the Colony Court, and was already lieutenant of the 
militia there. June 20, 1654, he was appointed lieutenant under 
Capt. Standish of the Company of fifty men, the quota of 
Plymouth Colony, in the proposed expedition against the Dutch 
at Manhattan. All preparations had been made, when news of 
peace arrived and further service became unnecessary. Oct. 2, 
1658, he was elected one of the Council of War, and in 1671 its 
chairman, and one of the magistrates of the Colony, and in the 
same j^ear lieutenant of the forces to be sent against the Saconet 
Indians. Dec. 17, 1673, he was appointed Surgeon-General of 
the Colony troops, and also of those of Massachusetts, if that 
Colony approved. For this service he was allowed 4 shillings a 
day. In King Phillip's War he was captain of the Plymouth 
forces. In the Quaker controversy, Capt. Fuller took a noble 
stand in favor of religious toleration. He lived near neighbor 
to some of the most prominent of the Quakers, and was con- 
nected by marriage alliances with some who felt the severity of 
the laws passed against the sect. He went so far as to censure 
this law in strong terms in public. For this he was fined by the 
magistrates. Though indiscreet in speech, the court continued 
to confer offices of trust and honor upon him, — a most unusual 
course which shows that his honor and bravery were never 
doubted. In his public and private life he was a man of sound 
judgment, of good understanding, faithful in performance of 
duty, liberal in politics, tolerant in religion. Captain Fuller 



Heman Rotvlee and his Descendants. 39 

was also the first regular physician who settled in Barnstable. 
His homestead was in the northwest corner of Barnstable, at 
Scroton Neck. He also possessed large tracts in Falmouth and 
Middleboro, granted for the eminent services he had rendered 
the Colony. His will was dated Jul}^ 20, 1678, and was proved 
Oct. 30th following. His estate was appraised at ^667,04,06, a 
very large amount for those times. Among the items is the 
following: "Pearls, precious stones, and diamonds, at a guess, 
/200." 

Children born at Barnstable : — 

i. Mary, b. March 20, 1653 ; ra. Jan. 7, 1675, to John Weeks, of 

Falmouth, 
ii. Moses, b. Nov. 10, 1654; m. Mary Fletcher (?). 

iii. , b ; "the dafter of Moses Rowley vSenior died the 15 

day of November bured 16 Day November 1682." Falmouth 
records. 
3 iv. Shubael, b. Jan. 11, 1660; m. Catherine Crippen. 
v. Mehitabel, b. Jan. 11, 1660; m. John Fuller, 
vi. Sarah, b. Sept. 16, 1662 ; was living in 1700 at East Haddam, but 

perhaps died before her father, 
vii. Aaron, b. May i, 1666; m. Mary Weeks, 
viii. John, b. Oct. 22, 1667. 

ix. Matthew, b. ; m. Joanna 

X. Nathan, b ; m. Mercy Hatch. 

3. Shubael Rowley (Moses^ Henry^), b. Jan. 11, 1660, in 
Barnstable ; d. March 28, 1714, at Colchester, Conn.; m. Cathe- 
rine, dau. of Thomas Crippen, of Falmouth and East Haddam ; 
she d. probably at Colchester, after 17 19, but the date is not 
found. She conveyed all her right in her husband's estate to 
her son-in-law, Edward Fuller, on the promise of support during 
her life. Shubael Rowley was in (East) Haddam as early as 
1693, for on Oct. 4 of that year he conveyed land there to " his 
father Moses Rowley, cordwainer, of Sockanesset in the County 
of Barnstable and Colony of Plymouth." On Nov. 19, 1700, he 
sold his Haddam lands to Timothy Fuller, of Machimoodus, and 
removed to Colchester. The names of his children are from the 
settlement of his estate (Hartford Probate Rec, Vol. VIII, p. 
224). The older children were born at Falmouth, the younger 
probably at (East) Haddam. Children : — 



40 Hema7i Rowlee and his Descendants. 

i. Isaac, b. about 1683 ; m. Hannah Harris. 

4 ii. Shubael, b. about 1686 ; m. Hannah Brown, 

iii. Thomas, b. about 1690 ; m. Mary Cornwall. 

iv. Matthew, b. about 1692 ; m 

■ V. E;iizabeth, b. about 1695 ; m. Udward Fuller, 

vi. Eluathan, b. about 1697 ; m. Abigail Cone. 

vii. Mary, b. about 1700; m. Feb. 25, 1720, Thomas Lewis, of Colchester. 

\'iii. Jabez, b. about 1702 ; m. Tabitha Harris. 

4. Shubel Rowley (Shubaef, Moses', Henry'), b. about 1686, 
in Falmouth or Barnstable ; m. May 8, 1709, to Hannah Brown 
of Colchester, probably daughter of John Brown, who died in 
1707 at Colchester, leaving wife and six children. Hannah was 
born in 1688. In 1734 they were living in North Castle, West- 
chester County, N. Y. 

The records of the town of North Castle reveal the following : 

April 6, 1736, Shubel Rowley was elected As.sessor, or as it is 
recorded (Ses.sor), and Highway Master. 

Aprils, 1737. Shubel Rowley was elected Fence Viewer and 
Appraiser (Prisor) of damages for old Poundridge. 

April 4, 1738, vShubel Rowley was elected Fence Viewer and 
Appraiser of damages for old Poundridge. 

April 3, 1739, Shubel Rowley was elected Appraiser of dam- 
ages and Fence Viewer for old Poundridge. 

Shubel Rowley used the spelling for his Christian name as 
here given, and his descendants for three generations apparently 
did also. Whether his father also used that spelling is uncertain 
since clerks and compilers have in many cases substitiited the 
spelling Shubael. Whether he and his father used the .spelling 
for the famil}^ name as here given (Rowley) or used the spelling 
Rowlee as did his grandfather in his will and his sons and later 
generations, must for the pre.sent be left unsettled. 

Their first seven children are recorded at Colchester. It 
seems probable that they also had a son Shubel, b. after they 
left Colchester. 

i. Mercy, b. April 30, 1710. 
ii. Hannah, b. March 10, 17 12. 
iii. Flizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1714. 

iv. A daughter, b. Dec. 12, 1716; d. Jan. 10, 1717. 
V. Experience, b. Aug. 8, 1718. 

c. vi. Matthew, b. Oct. 8, 1720 ; m. 

vii. Patience, b. Aug. 16, 1723. 

viii. Shubel, b. about 1625 ; m. Joanna, and had sons Jonathan and 
Shubel, and probably others. (For Family Record, see p. — . ) 



Ancestry of Heman Row lee. 41 

5. Matthew Rowlee, b. Aug. 8, 1720, at Colchester, Conn.; 

m He was living in the vicinity of Carmel between 

1750 and 1760, for Matthew and Shubel Rowlee signed a call 
in 1755-6, for Mr. Ebenezer Knibloe as pastor, from the Western 
Society of Philippi (Carmel). 

The Register of Baptisms in the West. Soc. of Philips Patent 
has : Shubel Rowlee and his spouse had their daughter Patience 
baptised April ir, 1756. Matthew Rowlee and his spouse had 
their son Elijah baptised Jan 2, 1757. 

Marriage Records of Ameuia by Rev. Ebenezer Knibloe 
{N. V. Gen. & Biog. Record, XXXIII, 47) : Nathaniel Rowlee 
m. Kezia Davis, Sept. 11, 1765. Abel Rowlee m. Susannah 
Connet, April 15, 1773. 

Military Records from Bureau of Pensions, Washington : 
Daniel Rowlee enlisted at Fredericksburg three successive years, 
1776, 1777, and 1778. His residence is given at Fredericksburg, 
Dutchess Co. His date of birth is April 20, 1759. He served 
the last year in Capt. David Hecock's Co. 

Elijah Rowlee also enlisted from Pawling in Capt. Hecock's 
Coompany. 

The following connection between the Orange County and 
Dutchess County families seems most likely : Shubel of the two 
places is identical. Heman of Orange County is son of Matthew 
of Dutchess County. Nathaniel, Abel, Daniel and Elijah may 
also have been sons of Matthew. 

That Heman Rowlee and Shubel Rowlee were of close kin- 
ship appears evident from the fact that the names of both appear 
in the same family records, namely Heman's. They might have 
been brothers but from the dates, and the text of their wills, it 
seems more probable that Shubel was Heman's uncle. 

The period of migration, /. <?. , the last half of the eighteenth 
century, scattered families so that, especially in the pioneer 
districts, the evidence of genetic connection is scant or lost 
altogether. 

The family name is spelled differently from the commonly 
accepted English form. The spelling " Rowlee " is used by the 
first Moses in signing his will, and his son Matthew signed in 
the same form, as a witness. During the eighteenth century, 
the spelling ' ' Rowlee ' ' was used by a considerable number of 



42 Hemayi Roivlee a7id his Descendants. 

families, some of whom afterward returned to the original "ley." 
Heman's children and grandchildren were always insistent that 
" Rowlee " was right. One of the former's grandsons, Charles 
S. Rowley, wrote as follows in a letter to his aunt, dated Nov. 
21, 1854 : "You will observe that I spell our surname a little 
different from the old way. After I grew up, I saw some one 
write it in this way and it took my fancy and I have written it 
so since some ten or fifteen j^ears." The children of Elijah 
Rowlee (21) also have adopted the spelling Rowley. 

It seems, therefore, probable that the spelling " Rowlee" has 
been used by some of his descendants continuously since the 
time of Moses, son of Henry the Colonist. It also appears that 
officials, ministers, justices and clerks, most often used the 
English spelling "Rowley," although the persons themselves 
persisted in writing the name " Rowlee." 



OTHER ROWLEE FAMILIES OF ORANGE 

COUNTY 

There were other Rowlees or Rowleys contemporaneous with 
Heman in Orange County. 

Shubel Rowlee. He and his wife, Joanna, mortgaged to 
David Johnson, of New York City, for ^72, 1063^ acres of land 
in the precinct of Goshen, May 22, 1775. The land was pur- 
chased of the said David Johnson on May 22, 1775. This mort- 
gage was paid and discharged in 1786. (Orange County Clerk's 
Office. ) 

Shubel Rowlee. His will dated May 21, 1795, and probated 
Sept. 21, 1799, alludes to himself as "weak in body," gives to 
his wife Joanna, and his son Jonathan, as heirs, his farm in the 
town of Warwick, Orange County. He makes his son Jonathan 
and Frances Armstrong executors. (Surrogate's Office, Orange 
County.) 

Jonathan Rowlee. He is recorded in the family records of 
Heman Rowlee as follows: "Jonathan's son, Shubell Arnold, 
b. June 10, 1792." (Family records of Heman Rowlee.) 

Amy Rowlee. (Possibly wife of Jonathan) Daughter of Caleb 
Smith, of Warwick. Caleb Smith d. 181 8. Lydia Rowlee (dau. 
of Heman) witness to Caleb Smith's will in 1818. (Private 
records of J. C. Coleman.) 

Harris Rowlee and wife , had a son Reuben Milford, 

bap. Aug. 6, 1825 ; son Lorenzo, bap. Aug. 6, 1825. (Church 
Records, Orange County.) 

William Rowley and his wife, Margaret Smith, had a son 
William Smith, b. Jan. 24, 1776 ; bap. March 23, 1781. (Church 
Records, Orange County. ) 

Constant Rowlee. He was witness to the will of Robert Finn, 
April 25, 1780. (Private records of J. C. Coleman.) 



43 



THE LAST WILL OF SHUBEL ROWLEE 

OF Warwick, Orange County, N. Y. 

In the name of God, Amen. I, Shubal Rowley of the town 
of Warwick in the County of Orange and state of New York 
farmer being weak in body, but of sound disposing mind and 
memory and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die, do 
make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and 
form following, viz. ist, I recommend my soul to that God 
who gave it and m}' bod}- to the grave to be buried at the direc- 
tion of my executors in decent Christian burial and as touching 
my worldly estate which God has been pleased to give me I 
dispose of it in manner and form following, viz. — I give and 
bequeath unto my beloved wife, Joanna, the full use of the 
house in which I now live together with all the household fur- 
niture, loom and tackling with all the implements; thereunto be- 
longing, one side saddle, one horse, one cow, and six sheep ; 
the house, cow and sheep to be kept by my son Jonathan during 
her natural life or widowhood and all the above premises to be 
at her disposal except the house and horse which my son Jona- 
than is to have at her decease or marriage. I give and bequeath 
unto my son Jonathan Rowlee all my lands and tenements 
together with all my other buildings, horses, oxen, cows, young 
cattle, sheep, hogs and all implements of farming movable and 
unmovable now to me belonging. But if any person or persons 
should dispossess my widow of the house I now leave to her use 
then ni}' son Jonathan is obliged by this will to furnish his said 
mother with a comfortable house to live in and fire wood 
sufiicient so long as she remain my widow. 

And lastly I do ordain constitute and appoint Jonathan 
Rowlee and Francis Armstrong, Sr. , Executors of this my last 
will and testament and I do utterly disannul and make void all 
former wills by me made declaring this and this only to be my 
last will and testament. In testamony hereof I have here unto 
set my hand and seal this 2ist day of May in the year of our 
Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninetj'-five. In presence 
of Jonathan Thompson, Isaac Allison and Isaac Smith. 

Shubell Rowlee. 

Shubel Rowlee mentions only his widow and son Jonathan in 
his will, but there are reasons for believing that he had at least 
another son, — Shubel Rowlee of Wells, Pa. The latter's father's 
name was Shubel, and he was born in 1765, and migrated from 
Orange County to Bradford County, Pa., about 1800. 
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FAMILY RECORD 

The following record of Shubel Rowlee's family [of Bradford 
Co.] is from an old family Bible in the possession of his grand- 
daughter, Mrs. R. R. Berry (Sarah Elizabeth Rowlee) of Seely 
Creek, Chemung County, N. Y. 

Births 

Shubel Rowlee was born May loth, 1765. 

Shubel Rowlee and Elizabeth Wright was married January 
4th, 1786. 



James W. Rowlee was born March 14th, 1787. 
Peter Rowlee was born October 27th, 1788. 
George Rowlee was born January 15th, 1793. 
Patty Rowlee was born January nth, 1795. 
Shubel Rowlee was born March 15th, 1797. 
Jonathan Rowlee was born April 5th, 1799. 
Elizabeth Rowlee was born June i8th, 1801. 
Ananias Rowlee was born March 21st, 1809. 

This Record taken April 28th, 1833. 



My Father's Family. 

(Written by Mrs. Berry) 

Shubel Rowlee and Caroline Osgood were married December 
31st, 1818. 



John Rowlee was born Saturday, November, 20th, 18 19. Died 
July 9th, 1834. 

Rosette Rowlee was born Monday, August loth, 1829. 
Sarah Elizabeth Rowlee was born Monday, March 29th, 1840. 

Deaths 
Shubel Rowlee died July ist, 1839. 
Elizabeth Rowlee died April the 7th, 1813, 



Patty died October 31st, 1855. 
Ananias Rowlee died Oct. 12th, 1866. 
Jonathan Rowlee May 12th, 1869. 
Peter Rowlee March 9th, 1871. 
Shubel Rowlee April 5th, 1879. 
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CHILDREN OF LIEUT. HEMAN AND LYDIA (SEELY) ROWLEE. 

(Arranged in order, beginning with top row at the left. ) 

Elijah (1780-1860) 
Heman (1787-1866). 
Lydia S. (1 788- 1 85 2) 
Elizabeth (1791-1879) 



PLATE 11. 




^1^ 





PART II— GENEALOGY 



HEMAN ROWLEE AND HIS DESCENDANTS 
FIRST GENERATION. 

I. 

I. HEMAN ROWLEE was b. Nov. 14, 1746 ; he d. Dec. 26, 
18 1 8, and with his wife is buried in the Amity burying ground ; 
m. Jan. 9, 1770, Lydia Seely, b. Dec. 26, 1749. His will in the 
Surrogate's office of Orange Co. is dated June 13, 1817, probated 
Jan. 2, 1819. He served in the Revolutionary army as Lieut, 
in the Florida & Warwick Co. of the 4th Reg't, Orange Co. 
Militia, serving under Col. John Hathorn. Heman Rowlee 
purchased land in Warwick, Orange Co., and gave a mortgage 
upon it, Nov. 16, 1769, to WilHam Wickham of same precinct. 
This mortgage was paid Dec. 13, 1775. Heman Rowlee (a 
mason) and wife sold to John Post of Warwick (a farmer), 6yi 
acres in the town of Warwick, on May 29, 1800. Heman Rowlee 
took a mortgage from Wm. Adams of Warwick, upon 555^ acres, 
32 rds., for $125, Jan. 5, 1808. He and his wife deeded to 
Heman Rowlee, Jr., 25^ acres in Warwick, June 15, 1814, for 
$550. Their children were : — 

2 i. Sarah, b. May 19, 1771. 

ii. Lois, b. Nov. 16, 1772 ; d. April i, 1847 ; never m. 

3 iii. Charles, b. Jan. 14, 1774. 

4 iv. Matthew, b. Sept. 30, 1777. 

5 V. Elijah, b. Jan. 8, 1780. 

6 vi. Nathan, b. April 6, 1782. 

7 vii. Mary, b. April 15, 1785. 

viii. Heman, b. Aug. 27, 1787 ; d. May 30, 1866 ; m. Ruth Cooley ; d. 
before her husband. No children. 
ix. Lydia S., b. Feb. 5, 1789; d. Aug. 30, 1852. Never ni. 

8 X. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 29, 1791. 



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SECOND GENERATION. 

1. 

SARAH ROWLEE, eldest child of Heman, b. May 19, 1771, 

at Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., m. to Curtice 

(Curtis). She d. May 16, 1801 "aged 29 years, 11 months and 
29 days." Children : 

i. Joel, b. "I also will unto my grandson Joel Curtis 

two dollars and fifty cents." — Heman Rowlee, Sr. 's will. No 
other Curtises are mentioned. No Curtis is mentioned in the 
settlement of the estate of Lydia S. Rowlee in 1752. In what 
appears to be a preliminary citation to heirs for the probate of 
the will of Heman Rowlee, Jr., in 1866, Joel Curtis of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., is mentioned. In the final printed citation of this will 
(see p. 19) his name does not appear, but instead the following, 
who are probably his children : — i. Jane Curtis, residing in the 
City of Brooklyn in 1S66 ; ii. John W. Curtis, residing in the City 
of New York in 1866 ; iii. Francis Pell, residing in the City of 
New YorK in 1866 ; iv. William Curtis, residence unknown in 
1 866. 

CHARLES ROWLEE, first son and third child of Heman, b. 
Jan. 14, 1774, at Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., m. Feb. 11, 
1797 to " Choziah " (Kosia) Roads. She was b. Jan. 15, 1782. 
" Charles Rowlee was drowned December the 19th, 1799, aged 
twenty-five years eleven months and five days. ' ' They had : — 

i. *LiDYA, b. June 3, 1798. 
10 ii. Charlotte, b. June 3, 1799. 

MATTHEW ROWLEE, fourth child and second son of 
Heman, b. Sept. 30, 1777, at Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y.; m. 
Elizabeth Beers, Jan. 15, 1801. She was b. Feb. 12, 1778, 
They lived between Edeuville and Amity, near the eastern base 
of Mt. Eve. He was a blacksmith. According to the New 
York Census of 1807, Matthew Rowlee rented property in War- 
wick, Orange Co., of annual value of more than ^20. " Mat- 



* Nothing further is known concerning her. She may have died young ; 
or she may be identical with Charlotte, as they are not mentioned together 
in any family records. 
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Second Generatio7i. 49 

thew Rowlee and Elizabeth, his wife, were baptized and ad- 
mitted to the Amity Presbyterian church at Amity 18 16 " 
(Church Rec). "John Beers, Betsey Ann, Lois, Eliza Jane, 
lyydia, and Daniel C. Hopkins, infants of Matthew and Eliza- 
beth Rowlee, were bapt. at Amity Presbyterian Church, Feb. 
14, 1822." (Church Rec.) Matthew Rowlee d. June 28, 1851, 
his wife Oct. 6, 1849, and both were buried in the Amity 
burying-ground. Their graves are unmarked. 

They had eight children, all born in Warwick, Orange Co., 
N. Y.:— 

i. Charles, d. May 5, 1802 ; d. of tetanus after an accident. 

12 ii. Sal,i:,y Maria, b. July 16, 1804. 

13 iii. John Beers, b. Feb. 20, 1807. 

14 iv. Elizabeth Ann, b. Sept. 16, 1809. 

15 V. IvOis, b. April 30, 1812. 

16 vi. EivizA Jane, b. Feb. 27, 1815. 

17 vii. IvYDiA, b. Feb. 18, 1817. 

18 viii. Daniel, Corwin Hopkins, b. May 8, 1820. 

ELIJAH ROWLEE, fifth child and third son of Heman, was 
b. Jan. 8, 1780, at Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y. He m. about 
1804, Millicent, dau. of Jonathan and Miriam (Strong) Shep- 
pard. The church records of the x\mity (Presbyterian) Church 
show that Elijah and Millicent Rowlee were admitted to Com- 
munion by certificate, from Scotchtown, Oct. 30, 1813, and were 
dismis.sed May 3, 1817. The Orange Co. records (Lib. K. p. 
325) show that on the 17th of May, 1808, Elijah Rowlee and 
Millicent, his wife, and Nathan Rowlee and Doratha, his wife, 
of the towns of Warwick and Minisink, gave a deed of 70^ 
acres of laud in the town of Mini-sink to Charles Wood, con.sid- 
eration $1100. They probably migrated in the summer of 1817 
to Western New York, for their son, Jonathan Sheppard, was 
born Feb. 5, 1818, "in the town of Milo, three miles from Penn 
Van." They finally settled near Monterey, town of Orange, 
Steuben Co., N. Y. He d. about 1864 and was bur. in Genoa 
Cem., De Kalb Co., 111. " He cast his last vote for Abraham 
Lincoln for President." (Hake's Landmarks of Steuben Co., 
pt. II, p. 32, states that Ezra, son of Jonathan and Miriam 
(Strong) Sheppard, came to Cohocton with his family prior to 
the war of 18 12.) Their children were : — 

4 



5© Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

19 i. Heman, b. 1806. 

20 ii. Lydia Jane, b. April 29, 18 10. 

21 iii. Elijah Corwin, b. 1813 (?). 

22 iv. MiLLiCENT, b. Jan. 10, 1823. 

23 V. Jonathan Sheppard, b. Feb. 18, 1S18. 

vi. Phoebe,* b. ; m. Sherwood Ivord. Lived in Union, 111., 

and d. and was bur. there June, 1892. They had no children. 

vii. Sarah Ann, * b. ; d. young. 

viii. Abram,* b. ; was drowned near Fultonville, N. Y. , while 

bathing. Never married, 

ix. Tempy,* b. 

NATHAN ROWLEE, sixth child and third son of Heman, 
b. April 6, 1782 : m. ist, Dorothy Carr,t of Orange Co. She 
was b. 1783. He was admitted to communion in the Florida 



* The date of birth of the last four children is unknown. None of them 
had families. 

tANCESTRY OF Dorothy (Carr) Rowlee. Dorothy Carr, b. Dec. 21, 
1783 near Pine I.slaud, Orange Co., N. Y., bapt. at Florida Presbyterian 
church, June 19, 1799, together with brothers and sisters (Dorothy, appar- 
ently the eldest) John, Hannah, Anna, Nathan, David and Samuel. She 
m. Nathan Rowlee about 1803. All joined the same church in 1815 and 
1816, and in addition, Eleanor, who may have been a child born after 1799. 
She was a daughter of John and Amy (Armstrong) Carr. 

John Carr, was born probably as early as 1750. He was son of William 
Carr deceased in 1783, who was a Scotch-Irish emigrant. John Carr was a 
Revolutionary soldier, and served in the Orange Co. Militia, and possibly 
also in the regular continental army. He had a brother Wni., Jr., who 

married Deboriah , and also lived in Orange Co. Records show 

that John Carr was a blacksmith. He married Amy Armstrong about 1782. 

Amy (Armstrong) Carr was daughter of John Armstrong. 

The facts set forth in Eager's account of the Armstrong lineage is 
apparently erroneous in certain particulars. The following is based upon 
Dr. Coleman's researches in Orange Co. and upon records collected by J. 
Whit. Wood and his father, of Phillipsburg. N. J., who are descendants of 
Mary, the youngest child of Francis Armstrong, the emigrant. Mr. Wood 
has in his possession the original memoranda book, kept by Francis 
Armstrong. 

Francis Annstrong was from Ulster County, Ireland. He was no doubt 
a member of one of the Scotch families of the name who had migrated to 
Ireland. He was married to Miss Deborah Lattimore, Feb. i, 1721. The 
family tradition is that she was a descendant of Bishop Lattimore. They 
with their first born son, William, in arms, came to America in 1723. 



Second Generation. 51 

Presbj^terianChurch, April 14, 1813 ; she on April 23, 1816. They 
lived in Orange County until about 181 7, then migrated to 
Groton, N. Y., and from there in 1826, to Fulton, N. Y. He 
was a stone mason by trade. All but two of their children went 
to Fulton with them. Dorothy (Carr) Rowlee d. in 1834. 
Nathan m. 2d, Widow Graham, by whom he had no children. 
He d. Feb. 15, 1839. Both were first buried in the old Fulton 
Cem. at the corner of 7th and Utica Sts. Their remains and 



They left their old home Aug. 6, of that year, and turned their faces west- 
ward "to Amarach." They sailed from Londonderry Loch on the ship 
"Main," Sept. 11, 1723, and landed in New York "ye 10 of December 
following. ' ' 

About 1760, Mrs. Deborah Armstrong died. In 1762 Mr. Armstrong 
married Mrs. Marj- Ayers, widow of Rev. Enos Ayers, the first pastor of the 
old and honored church at Blooming Grove, Orange Co. , N. Y. The second 
Mrs. Armstrong, before marriage was Miss Mary Thompson. It is said she 
was " esteemed to be remarkably pious." The will of Francis Armstrong 
mentions wife Martha (?). Francis Armstrong died in 1785 at the good old 
age of ninety. The second Mrs. Armstrong survived him twenty years. 
By the second marriage there were no children. He had the following : — 



i. 


William, b. i 


722. 




ii. 


Archibald. 






iii. 


John, b. Nov 


, 10, 


172J. 


iv. 


Robert. 






V. 


Elsie. 






vi. 


Francis. 






vii. 
vn\. 


James. 
David. 






ix. 


Elizabeth. 






X. 


Marv. 







John Armstrong, third child of Francis and Deborah (Lattimore) b. Nov. 
10, 1727, on the Armstrong farm, near Florida, Orange Co., N. Y. , m. 
Polly McWhorter. They settled at Sugar Loaf, Orange Co. , where he died 
in 1797. His will mentions wife Sarah, (she was his second wife and d. in 
1807), grandson John, son of James Armstrong, dec'd, Anne, wife of 
Anthony Vaughan ; Jane, wife of John Hall ; Sarah, wife of Gilbert Saxton ; 
Amy, wife of John Carr ; Martha, wife of David Owens ; Phoebe, wife of 
Gersham Wells. 

His executors were his brother Francis Armstrong and Major Henry 
Bartholf, both of Warwick. 

Witnesses to the will were : Robert McWhorter, James, Hannah, and 
David Howells. 

There is a family tradition that the name Armstrong originally, was be- 
stowed upon a Highland Chief for his great courage and physical powers of 



52 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

their gravestones were removed to the Mt. Pleasant Cem. about 
1870. 
Nathan Rowlee and Dorothy, his wife, had ten children : — 

24 i. John Carr, b. May 15, 1805. 

ii. Abiram L., b. 1807, was baptised Sept. 4, 1813, at the Presbyterian 
Church, Florida, N. Y. He was drowned in the Erie Canal in 
1825. 

25 iii. Charles Seelv, b. March 27, 181 1. 

26 iv. George Washington, b. March 9, 1813. 

27 V. Harriet, b. Aug. 9, 1815. 

28 vi. Nathan, b. 1S17. 

29 vii. Esquire, b. April 8, 1819. 

30 viii. Dorothy, b. May 30, 182 1. 

31 ix. Heman, b. Jan. 5, 1823. 

X. DanieIv, b. about 1825 ; died about 1885 ; never married ; always 
lived with his brother John. 

7. 

MARY ROWLEE was b. in Warwick, N. Y., April 15, 1785. 
The " Records of the Dutch Reformed Church," under the cap- 
tion " Marriages celebrated in the congregation of Warwick, 
N. Y.," has the following entry: "Sept. 19, 1806, Jno. Blau- 
velt to Polly Rowley." By the State Census of 1807, John 
Blauvelt is recorded as renting property of an annual value of 
£,20 or over." For some time they lived in Orange Co., he being 
engaged with his father in buying cattle and horses " up state " 
and selling them in New York City, where they also lived for 



body, and whose death was in this wise : In some battle or border fray, 
being clad in armor, he accepted the challenge of the champion of the op- 
posite clan to single combat, he killed his antagonist. The next day a 
similar challenge was given by another champion, and again accepted by 
him — he again killed his antagonist. The next day a challenge was given 
by another and accepted by him. After the combat had been hotly main- 
tained for a short time his horse was observed to turn back and come up to 
the ranks with his rider dead, still sitting in the saddle. 

Scott knew well the character of the Armstrongs for courage and patri- 
otism ; for when the chief was about to assemble his clans for some great 
enterprise, he says to his summoning heralds in the "Lay of the Last 
Minstrel " — 

' ' Ye need not go to Liddisdale, 

For when they see the blazing bale 

Elliots and Armstrongs never fail." 



Seco?id Generation. 53 

some time. She was admitted to the Amity Presbyterian 
Church "on examination" Nov. 13, 1814, and was dismissed 
Sept. 18, 1820. It was about this latter date that they removed 
to the lake region of Western New York, for their daughter 
Mary was born in 1824, at Hector, vSchuyler Co., N. Y. Her 
father, in his will, made in 181 7, bequeathed $50 to the heirs of 
John Blauvelt. Neither she nor any of her children are men- 
tioned in the settlement of the estate of her aunt, Lydia S. 
Rowlee, in 1852. Mary (Rowlee) Blauvelt d. Sept. 29, 1849, at 
Chemung, N. Y. John Blauvelt was b. April 16, 1780, in Rock- 
land Co., N. Y., and d. Aug. 16, 1861, at Rome, Bradford Co., 
Pa. Both are buried in Pond Hill Cem., Bradford Co., Pa. 
Their children were : — 

32 i. Elijah Rowi^eE, b. Aug. 27, 1807. 

33 ii. Jane, b. Sept. 5, 1808. 

34 iii. Lydia Ann, b. July 10, 1810. 

35 iv. Sali^y, b. July 7, 181 2. 

V. Charity, b. Sept. 21, 1817 ; d. March 11, 1833, of pneumonia con- 
tracted by falling into water in winter. 

36 vi. James, b. Aug. 11, 1820. 

37 vii. Mary, b. May 19, 1824. 

38 viii. John McDowell, b. Jan. 27, 1827. 

8, 

ELIZABETH ROWLEE, b. Aug. 30, 1796, at Warwick, 
Orange Co., N. Y.; m. Daniel Coe, May 17, 1810. He was b. 
Jan. t9, 1788, at Haverstraw-on-Hudson, and was of English 
descent. They were farmers and lived near Florida, Orange 
Co., N. Y., until his death in 1866. She then removed to 
Groton, N. Y., together with her daughter, Sally, who kept 
house and took care of her until her death in 1879. They 
rented a house on the farm owned by Wni. Underwood, She d. 
Oct. 19, 1879. 

39 i. Sally, b. Feb. 25, 1811. 

40 ii. Eliza Marie, b. April 28, 1813. 

41 iii. John, b. Oct. 27, 1815. 

42 iv. Charlotte, b. Oct. 11, 1817. 

43 V. Lydia Ann, b. Dec. 8, 1826. 



THIRD GENERATION 

10. 

CHARLOTTE ROWLEE, dau. of Charles, b. June 3, 1799, 
m. Apr. 20, 1822, to Gabriel Curtis. He was b. April 19, 1800, 
in the State of New York, and d. March 15th, 1847. She d. 
Sept. I, 1828. They had the following children : — 

47 i. Lois Kozia, b. Feb. 14, 1823. 

ii. Chari.ES, b. Jan. 23, 1825, "in N. Y." d. Jan. 24, 1825. 

48 iii. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 27, 1826. • 

12. 

SALLY MARIA ROWLEE, dau. of Matthew, b. July 16, 
1804 ; m. George Wood*, and they lived in Veteran, Chemung 
Co., N. Y. She d. April 25, 1879, and is buried in the Van 
Duzer Cem., Veteran, N. Y. He d. Nov. 26, 1854. 

They had eight children : — 

49 i. Anna Eliza, b. Sept. 8, 1823. 

50 ii. William Henry, b. March 20, 1825. 

51 iii. Coe Harvey, b. Dec. 24, 1827. 

52 iv. Andrew Jackson, b. April 23, 1830. 

53 V. George Washington, b. April 23, 1830. 

54 vi. Matthew Rowlee, b. Nov. 21, 1834. 

55 vii. Israel R., b. Oct. 14, 1838. 

56 viii. John Abner, b. May 8, 1842. 

ix. Julia, b. Sept. 24, 1845 ; d. unmarried. 

J 3. 

JOHN BEERS ROWLEE, son of Matthew, b. Feb. 20, 1807 ; 
m. Sarah Ann Gedney. He was a carman and lived for many 



*In the family Bible of George Wood occurs the following entries relat- 
ing evidently to his brothers and sisters. 
Julian Wood, b. Sept. 23, 1788. 
George Wood, b. May 22, 1791. 

Abner Wood, b. Oct. 9, 1793. " Departed this life, aged 53 years." 
Eley Wood, b. Oct. 13, 1797 ; d. April 27, 1819. 
Coe Wood, b. April i6, 1802 ; d. Feb. 8, 1861, at Florida. 
John R. Wood, b. March 13, 1804. 

54 



Third Ge?ieration. 55: 

years at 324 Dean St., Brooklyn. During his entire life he was 
active in church and Sabbath school work. He d. Feb. 11, 
1884, and is buried in the Mamaroneck Ceni., in Westchester 
Co., N. Y. 

They had four children : — 

57 i. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 23, 1836. 

58 ii. George Thorburn, b. March 25, 1840. 

59 iii. Carrie Gedney, b. Aug. 28, 1842. 

60 iv. John Wilwam, b. July 22, 1845. 

14. 

ELIZABETH ANN ROWLEE, dau. of Matthew, b. Sept. 
16, 1809 ; m. Elias Ogden Goble, Jan. 31, 1829, son of Nathan 
and Sarah (Hammond) Goble. He was b. Nov. 14, 1799, was 
a prosperous farmer, and lived at Amity until 1850, after that 
near Florida, Orange Co. She is buried in the Florida Cem. 
He d. June 12, 1888. 

They had ten children : — 

61 i. William Timlow, b. April 27, 1830. 

62 ii. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Jan. 14, 1833. 

63 iii. Nathan, b. Jan. 17, 1835. 

64 iv. John Rowlee, b. June 7, 1837. 

65 V. AllETTA, b. Dec. 24, 1839. 

66 vi. Emily Jane, b. May 5, 1842. 

67 vii. Anna Maria, b. Oct. 12, 1844. 

68 viii. Mary Alice, b. July 18, 1847. 

69 ix. Lydia Ellen, b. Sept. 25, 1849. 

70 X. Harriet Watson, b. June 7, 1854. 

15. 

LOIS ROWLEE, dau. of Matthew, b. April 30, 181 2 ; m. 
Frank Storms. She lived in Newburg, N. Y., and d, March 23, 
1 89 1. Fie was drowned in the Hudson River about 1867. 

Children : 

i. Charles, d. young, 
ii. Amsey, d. young. 
70a iii. Samuel. 

iv. Sarah Elizabeth, b. Oct. 28, 1844; d. Apr., 1895, at New York ; 

bur. at Haverstraw ; never married ; lived in New York. 
V. Susan A.,b. Jan. 5, 1846 ; m. to Jacob Jaeger, at Newburg ; d. Apr. 
4, 189 1, at Yonkers, and buried in Mt. Repose Cem. Haverstraw ; 
no children ; lived at Yonkers. 
70b vi. John. 



56 Hemayi Rowlee ayid his Descendayits . 

16. 

ELIZA JANE ROWLEE, dau. of Matthew, b. Feb. 27, 1815; 
m. March 28, 1835, to George Ball. She d. Nov. 4, 1898, at 
237 Lenox Ave., New York, aud is buried in the Florida Ceni. 

Their children were : — 

71 i. Charles Henrv, b. Sept. 4, 1837. 

72 ii. Emma Elizabeth, b. Dec. 26, 1843. 

73 iii. George, b. April 15, 1854. 

17. 

LYDIA ROWLEE, dau. of Matthew, b. Feb. 17, 1817 ; m. 
Enoch Wright. She d. at Middletown, N. Y., April 7, 1899, 
and is buried at Phillipsburg, N. Y. 

She had two children : — 

74 i. John William, b. Nov. 4, 1843. 

75 ii. Elizabeth, b. May 12, 1847. 

18. 

DANIEL COR WIN HOPKINS ROWLEE, son of Matthew, 
b. May 8, 1820; m. ist, Mary Adelia Parrott, at Ridgbury, 
Orange Co., N. Y., Dec. 31, 1842 ; 2d, Mary Ann Parrott, at 
Middletown, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1858. His wives were cousins. 
He lived at Barryville, Sullivan Co., N. Y., and was a Sunday 
School superintendent for many years. He d. at Port Jervis, 
N. Y., Jan. 31, 1892, and was buried in Hillside Cem., Barry- 
ville, N. Y. He was named for Daniel Corwin Hopkins, the 
preacher who organized the Amity church. 

By his first wife he had six children ; by his second, two : — 

76 i. Charlotte E., b. March 30, 1844. 

ii. John Matthew, b. Dec. 21, 1846, at Ridgbur>' ; d. Oct. 10, 1848. 
in New York City. 

77 iii. Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 30, 1S48. 

iv. Mary Emmeline, b. Sept. 21, 1850, at Williamsburg, N. Y. ; d. 
April 30, 1858, in Brooklyn, N. Y. 

78 v. Emma Caroline, b. Jan. 9, 1853. 

vi. Daniel, b. July 8, 1855 ; d. in New York City, July 3, 1859. 



vii. Ella, b. June 23, 1859 ; d. Sept. 7, 1859. 

viii. Margaret Adelia, b. Oct. 20, 1861, at Barryville, N. Y.; d. June 
5, 1889, at same place, and buried in Hillside Cem. 



Third Generation. 57 

\^. 

HEMAN ROWIvEE, son of Elijah, b. 1806 in Orange Co., 

N. Y.; m. ist to Carpenter ; 2nd to Mary Evelith ; 3rd 

to Elmira Chrisjohn. He lived at Monterey, Steuben Co.; d. 
Aug. 25, 1889, and was buried in the Monterey Cem. 

He had one child by his second wife : — 

79 i. Louisa, b. July 5, 1S33. 

20. 

LYDIA JANE ROWEEE, dau. of Elijah, b. April 29, 1810, 
in Orange Co., N. Y.; m. to John Finch, b. March 7, 1805. 
They were ni. in Steuben Co., N. Y., and removed to Reed- 
town, Seneca Co., Ohio, where they lived forty-five years. 
About 1880 they removed to Montpelier, Blackford Co., Ind., 
where she d. Jan. 12, 1887, and is buried in the I. O. O. F. 
Cem. 

They had three children : — 

i. An infant. 

80 ii. PhcEbe, b. July 8, 1832. 

iii. Elijah, b. Oct. 17, 1834, at Reedtown, Seneca Co., Ohio; d. 
March 15, 1892, at Montpelier, Ind. He never married. 

1\. 

ELIJAH CORWIN ROWLEE,* son of Elijah, b.f in Orange 
Co., N. Y. Baptized at Amity Presbyterian Church Nov. 6, 
181 3 by Daniel Corwin Hopkins, the pastor. He m. Jan. 3, 
1835, Asenath Nolan at Painted Post, N. Y. He was a soldier 
in Co. I, 107 Regt. N. Y. State Volunteers in the Civil War. 
After which, he with his family, removed to Michigan. His 
son Elijah writes : — " You see ray brothers' families spell their 
name as we do with " ey ", yet we have no particular reason for 
doing so, but have ever since I can remember. My father always 
spelled " lee." His children were all born near Corning, N. Y., 
and are as follows : — 

* See footnote on next page. 

t Family records say Elijah C. Rowlee was born July 16, 1819. As the 
church record was an entry at that time, it seems probable that it is correct. 



58 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

i. Mary Jane, b. Aug. 10, 1838 ; d. unmarried, and buried at 
Monterey, N. Y. 

81 ii. Martha, b. Nov. 3, 1839. 

82 iii. Frances E.. b. April 15, 1S43. 

83 iv. Abram, b. Aug. 6, 1844. 

84 V. Elijah, b. Oct. 14, 1845. 

85 vi. Heman, b. Jan. 31, 1S47. 

22. 

JONATHAN SHEPPARD ROWLEE, son of Elijah, b. Feb. 
5, 1818, in the town of Milo, three miles from Penn Yan, N. Y.; 
m. April 19, 1841, to Mary Lucinda Payne. She was b. May 



[* Note from page 57.] 

The following lines were composed by the late Elijah C. Rowlee, of 
Co. I, 107th Reg. N. Y. Vols., and were sent to his wife, from Atlanta, 
Georgia, Oct. 29th, 1864: 

Lord, preser\'e and bless that dear one, 

Shield her with Thy holy care ; 
And when Thou art pleased to call her, 
I pray thee, God, unite us there. 

Keep her, Father, from temptation. 

Make her life long and blest ; 
Holy angels ever guard her. 

Lead her gently to her rest. 

Lord Jesus, in all the dearest love 

Unite her heart to mine. 
According to Thy blessed law, 

That we may reign in Thine. 

Let me, oh Lord, share all her sorrows. 

And all the trials of this our life ; 
Let me to her become a blessing 

Worthy the holy name of husband. 

Love us, oh Lord, and circle o'er us 

The halo of Thy immortal Son ; 
And when death at last shall call us, 

In heaven, dear Lord, still make us one. 
Grant, oh Father, that no temptation 

Will vows like ours e'er break or sever, 
But true to Thee in all things. 

Have a portion in God's blessing, ever. Amen. 

I can think, dear wife, of no better words than these to convey the feel- 
ings of my heart at this time. They are precious to me. May God answer 
this, our prayer for each other. 

From E. C. RowLEE, 
To his absent wife, A. C. RowLEE. 



Third Generation. 59 

17, 1820, and d. Nov. 4, 1902. He began boating from Keuka 
(Crooked) I^ake when about twenty years old and continued 
that business until about 1875. He was a successful boatman 
and boatbuilder, and was prosperous for many years, but with 
the decline of boating lost much of his property. The boat 
" Jonathan S. Rowlee " was well known upon the canals of New 
York State for many years. In connection with his boating he 
operated a large farm on Post Creek, in the town of Hornby, 
which he bought in 1849, and where he lived until April, 1880, 
when with his son, Jonathan Sheppard, Jr., he removed to 
King's Valley, Oregon. He returned to Corning in 1884, and 
lived there until his death, Sept. 6, 1896. He is buried in the 
Hornby Oldfield Cem. 
His children were : — 

86 i. William, b. Sept. 7, 1842. 

ii. Willis, b. Sept., 1846; d. July 10, 1848. 
iii. WiLLARD, b. Nov. 6, 1849 ; d. Jan. 20, 185 1. 

87 iv. Harlow, b. July i, 1852. 

88 V. Jonathan Sheppard, Jr., b. Dec. 3, 1854. 

89 vi. Elvina, b. Sept. 15, 1857. 

23. 

MILLICENT ROWLEE, dau. of Elijah, b. Jan. 10, 1823, in 
Yates Co. ; m. to Edwin Hathaway. They removed to Syca- 
more, De Kalb Co., 111., where she d. and was buried Dec. 23, 
1902. They had the following children : — 

i. MiLLlCENT, b. ; d. young. 

90 ii. Lydia Jane, b. April 16, 1842. 

91 iii. Nathan Rowlee, b. Nov. 30, 1844. 

92 iv. Mary Abigail, b. March 4, 1846. 

93 V. Alonzo Edwin, b. Nov. 6, 1852. 

94 vi. Joel, b. Sept. 13, 1858. 

24, 

JOHN CARR ROWLEE, son of Nathan, was b. May 15, 
1805, in Warwick, Orange Co., and bapt. in Florida Presby. 
Ch. Sept. 4, 1 813. He m. Caroline, dau. of Shubael Hewes, 
Jan. 7, 1832, and their home for fifty years was the place now 
owned and occupied by their son Virgil, on the Whittaker road 
TyYi miles north of Fulton. He was a stoue mason and farmer. 
He d. Sept. 13, 1881. He had two sons : — 

95 i. Shubael, b. Oct. 22, 1836. 

96 ii. Virgil, b. Jan. 3, 1839. 



6o Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

IS, 

CHARLES SEELY ROWEEY,* sou of Nathan, b. March 27, 
181 1, and baptized in the Florida Presbyterian Church, Sept. 4, 
18 1 3. He remained with his aunts Lois and Lydia, in Groton, 
when his parents migrated to Fulton. He m. Jane Root at 
Kent, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1847. They lived in Cleveland, O., until 
about 1858, and then removed to Decatur, Mich. He was a 
dentist and is still living (1905). His wife d. Dec. 26, 1893. 

They had seven children : — 

97 i. Byron C, b. July 23, 184S. 

98 ii. CivARK R., b. June 18, 1850. 

111. Alton, K^^j^g b. julv 27. 1852 ; d. while infants, 
iv. Alice, f 

99 V. Hattie a., b. March 5, 1856. 
100 vi. Nellie F., b. Jan. 13, 1859. 
loi vii. DuRMOTT, b. July 10, 1863. 

26. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON ROWLEE, son of Nathan, b. 
March 9, 1813 ; bapt. in Florida Presby. Ch.; m. Jane Demott 
of Volney at the home of her uncle and aunt, Jeremiah and 
Charlotte (Demott) Baker. They bought their home at the 
corner of Whitaker and Mt. Pleasant Roads, 4 miles north of 
Fulton, from Wm. P. Gregg in 1847, ^"d lived there through- 
out their lives. The place is now the home of their only sur- 
viving child, Jasper. He was a shoemaker, but also engaged in 
farming and at one time in barrel making. He d. Sept. 22, 
1884. They are buried in Mt. Pleasant Cem. 

They had five children : — 

102 i. George Washington, Jr., b. Sept. 9, 1836. 

103 ii. Nathan, b. , 1838. 

iii. Malvina, b. , 1841 ; d. uumarried Feb. 7, 1861. 

iv. Carrie A., b. , 1844 ; m. Alfred Morgan ; d. without issue, 

Jan. 4, 1863. 

104 V. Jasper Newton, b. Jan. 23, 1847. 



* In a letter written by C. S. R., Nov. 21, 1854, occurs the following: 
"You will observe that I spell our surname a little different from the old 
way. After I grew up I saw some one write it this way and it took my 
fancy and I have written it so since some ten or fifteen years." This letter 
is in possession of Wm. H. Holden, [q Glenada Place, Brooklyn. 



Third Generation. 6i 

27. 

HARRIET ROWLEE, dau. of Nathan, b. Aug. 9, 18 15, in 
Warwick, N. Y.; m. vSept. 30, 1834, to William, son of David 
and Priscilla (Ticknor) Osborn, at Fulton, N. Y. Their home 
was the place now in possession of their son Almon, on the 
Whitaker road, three miles north of Fulton. She d. Feb. 18, 
1885, and he d. May 29, 1900. 

They had nine children : — 

105 i. Chari.es WESI.EY. b. Aug. 27, 1835. 

106 ii. WiLiviAM Nathan, b. May 29, 1837. 

107 iii. Harriet Lovina, b. July i, 1839. 

108 iv. Eliza P., b. June 15, 1841. 

109 V. John C, b. Oct. 22, 1843. 
no vi. Anson J., b. March 12, 1846. 

111 vii. Almon, b. Nov. 18, 1849. 
viii. George W., d. young. 

ix. D' Elton G., d. young. 

28. 

NATHAN ROWLEE, son of Nathan, b. 181 7 ; m. ist, Eva- 
line Trembly, who, together with an infant daughter, d, about 
1840; m. 2nd, 1844, Mary, dau. of Thomas Draper of Dryden. 
He was a blacksmith and liveryman in Volney and Fulton. He 
d. in 1893, leaving two sons by his 2nd wife. 

i. An infant. 

112 ii. Leonard Burr, b. 1849. 

113 iii. Herbert, b. 1851. 

29» 

ESQUIRE ROWLEE, son of Nathan, b. April 8, 1819, at 
Groton, N. Y. ; m. Polly Graham in 1844. His home was the 
old Graham homestead near the brick school house, one mile 
north of Volney Center. Early in life he was a boatman, but 
spent his later and final years exclusively in farming. He d. 
April 23, 1895, and was buried in the Volney Center Cem. 

Their children were : — 

114 i. Albert A., b. Nov. 18, 1845. 

115 ii. BURDETTE D., b. July n, 1847. 

116 iii. Byron Esquire, b. June 6, 1852. 



62 Henian Rozvlee and his Descendants. 

30. 

DOROTHY ROWI.ee, dau. of Nathan, b. May 30, 1821 ; 
m. Wm. F. Elmer. They lived in Volney, three-quarters of a 
mile east of the Rowlee school house. She d. Oct. 20, 1882, 
leaving two children : — 

117 i. Heman, b. July 20, 1845. 

118 ii. Fannie H., b. June 24, 1S57. 

HEMAN ROWLEE, son of Nathan, b. Jan. 5, 1823, at 
Groton, N. Y.; m. ist, Janet, dau. of Alonzo Dunsmore ; 2nd, 
Maria (Emory) Baker, widow of George W. Baker of Volney. 
He lived in Volney during his life, except the years from 1870 
to 1880 which he spent in Redfield, Oswego Co. He had children 
by his first wife as follows : — 

119 i. Alonzo B., b. Sept. 30, 1846. 

ii. Anna, b. , d. unmarried. 

120 iii. Jay O., b. Oct. 16, 1861. 

32. 

ELIJAH ROWLEE BLAUVELT, .son of Mary (Rowlee), b. 
Aug. 27, 1807, at Warwick, N. Y.; m. ist, Jan. 23, 1826 to 
Phila Arpatia Spencer at Sheshequin, Pa. She d. June 4, 1841 
at Pond Hill, Pa., and he m. 2nd, Nov. 14, 1845, Mary, dau. of 
Amos and Sarah (Kinner) Compton, at New York City. She is 
living (Aug. , 1905). Elijah R. Blauvelt was a farmer and 
lived at Pond Hill and other places in Bradford Co , Pa. He 
was County Commissioner for several years. Soon after 1866, 
he removed to Chemung, N. Y., where he d. Aug. 27, 1886, and 
is buried in Drybrook Cem. 

His children were : — 

By his ist wife : — 

121 i. Elizabeths., b. Nov. 17, 1828. 

122 ii. Joseph Charles, b. June 17, 1830. 

123 iii. Caroline Helen, b. April 13, 1832. 

124 iv. Elijah Spencer, b. Oct. 7, 1838. 



Third Generatio7i. 63 

By his 2nd wife : — 

125 V. William Compton, b. Nov. 18, 1846. 

126 vi. Sarah, b. April 5, 1848. 

vii. Phila ArpaTIA, b. Feb. 5, 1852 ; d. 9 yrs. old. 

viii. Mary, b. May 28, 1854 at Wysox, Pa. ; d. June 15, 1877 at Chemung, :"" 
N. Y. She m. Spencer Draper, Aug. 10, 1876. Had one child ' 
that d. 3 yrs. old. 

127 ix. John Amos, b. Dec. 28, 1865. \ 

128 X. Charles Henry, b. Feb. 8, 1869. 

33. 

JANE BLAUVEIvT, dau. of Mary (Rowlee), b. Sept. 5, 
1808, at Warwick, N. Y.; ra. ist, June 20, 1825, William Smith. 
They lived at Shores Hill, Pa. He d. in 1842. She m. 2nd, at 
Chemung, N. Y., Jesse Smith (brother of her first husband). 
Shed. March 20, 1886, at Lockwood, N. Y., and is buried in 
Reniff Cem. 

By her first husband she had : — 

129 i. Maria, b. Dec. 20, 1825. 

130 ii. Mary Ann, b. April 28, 1828. 

iii. James, b. Dec. i, 1829, and was drowned July 2, 1843, at 
Chemung, N. Y. 

131 iv. Lydia Ann, b. Oct. 8, 183 1. 

V. Norman, b. June 22, 1833 ; d. Aug. 24, 1852, in Germany. 

132 vi. Lyman, b. Sept. 29, 1834. 

vii. Amanda, b. Sept. 17th, 1836 ; m. Jackson L,unn ; d. Sept. 3, 1855, 
at Barton. 

133 viii. Adaline, b. Aug. 24, 1838. 

134 ix. Henrietta, b. Dec. 23, 1841. 

By her second husband she had : — 

X. Dorrance, b. Jan. 9, 1852 ; d. Feb. 16, 1863, at Shores Hill, Pa. 

135 xi. Orrin, b. Oct. 16, 1853. Present whereabouts unknown. 

34. 

LYDIA ANN BLAUVELT, dau. of Mary (Rowlee), b. July 
10, 1810, in New York City; m. Dec. 18, 1834, to Aaron, son 
of William and Anna (Van Dyke) Tillman. He was a farmer 
and shoemaker ; she was a weaver and made woolen goods as 
well as carpets. She d. Dec. 11, 1869, at Chemung, N. Y., and 
is buried in Drybrook Cem. 

Their children were : — 



64 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

i. Mary Ann, b. at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. to George Morgan ; d. at 
Waverly, N. Y., and buried in Forest Home Cem. No children. 

136 ii. W11.LIAM, b. Aug. 20, 1838. 

iii. Elijah, b. April 13, 1841, at Chemung, N. Y. ; d. 23 years oldand 
unmarried ; buried in Drjbrook Cem. 

137 iv. James Henry, b. Nov. 8, 1843. 

138 V. John McDowell, b. Nov. 15, 1846. 

139 vi. Delmar, b. March 30, 1850. 

35. 

SALLY BLAUVELT, dau. of Mary (Rowlee), b. July 7, 

181 2 ; m. to Charles, son of Jeremiah and (Orcutt) Hol- 

lon, at Chemung, N. Y. He was a farmer and justice of the 
peace in Monroetown Township, Pa. , also a mail carrier from 
Towanda to Libert}- Corners, where they lived. She d. Feb. 
29, 1878. 

They had four children : — 

i. Floyd, b. March 21, 1836; d. March 21, 1837, at Liberty Corners. 

140 ii. Mary Jane, b. Aug. 13, 1840. 

141 iii. Jeremiah, b. Oct. 24, 1844. 

iv. Betsey E.. b. Nov. 18, 1850; d. Dec. 9, 1852. 

36. 

JAMES BLAUVELT, son of Mary (Rowlee), b. Aug. 8, 
1820 ; m. Nov. 15, 1851, to Eliza Ennis. He d. Dec. 14, 1888, 

at Liberty Corners, Pa. 
They had one son : — 

142 i. Charles, b. April, 1S62. 

37. 

MARY BLAUVELT, dau. of Mary (Rowlee), b. May 19, 
1824, at Hector, Schuyler Co., N. Y. ; m. James Mattison. They 
lived in Clarence, Shelby Co., Mo. He had a brother killed in 
a skirmish with Moseley's band in Mo. during the Civil War. 
She d. March 3, 1884. She had one child wdiich d. in infancy. 

38. 

JOHN Mcdowell BLAUVELT, son of Mary (Rowlee), b. 
Jan. 27, 1827, at Chemung, N. Y.; m. June 5, 1848, to Elmina, 
dau. of Daniel and Mary (Ruggles) Tj'rrell, of Coles Hill, 



Third Generation. 65 

Broome Co., N. Y. He was a blacksmith at Chemung, N. Y., 
for many years. In 1844 he went by wagon to Wisconsin, ship- 
ping the wagon and team from Buffalo to Toledo. He remained 
2^ years in Wisconsin, working as a blacksmith, after which 
he returned to Chemung and began to work in the shop in 
which he had learned the trade. In 1855 he removed to the 
Chemung Narrows and managed a store in connection with a 
blacksmith shop until i860. After that he removed to Oak 
Hill, 4 miles northeast of Lowmans, Chemung Co., and engaged 
in farming in addition to blacksmithing, and still resides there, 
(1907). His wife was b. Jan. 3, 1824, and d. Jan. 12, 1904. 
They had two children : — 

i. Albert, b. April I, 1850 ; m. Clara L,ovell. They live at Roches- 
ter, N. Y. , and have 110 children. 

144 ii. Mary, b. Sept. 13, i860. 

39. 

SALI.Y COE, dau. of Elizabeth (Rowlee), b. February 25, 
1811 on a farm near Mt. Eve., Orange Co. She m. Samuel Van 
Uuzer Carpenter at Cornwall-on-Hudson, May 25, 1829, and d. 
at her daughter Celia's at Hornellsville, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1899, 
and is buried in the Dan.sville Cem. She had 12 children : — 

i. Almeda, b. April 11, 1830; d. April 16, 1837. 
ii. Ophewa, b. Nov. 28, 1831 ; d. Feb. 24, 1837. 
iii. Madison B., b. April 25, 1833 ; d. May 12, 1839. 

iv. IvYMAN, b. Sept. II, 1834; m. ; was drowned in Eel River, 

Medicino Co., Cal., July 29, 1878. 

145 V. Laertus Van Duzer, b. April 10, 1836. 

vi. Oscar Fitz-Allen, b. July 16, 1838 ; m. ist, Mrs. Sarah Ferine, at 
Cummingsville, Livingston Co., N. Y. ; m. 2nd, 1882? Mrs. 
Margaret Dewitt. He lived at Northville, Mich. , and subsequently 
removed to and d. at Tunkhannock, Pa. No children. 

146 vii. George Washington, b. June 19, 1840. 

147 viii. CeItIA Rogers, b. Oct. 26, 1841. 

ix. John Henry, b. Feb. 24, 1843 ; drowned in the canal at Dansville, 
N. Y. in 1850. 

148 X. Ai^FRED Warren, b. May 16, 1844. 

xi. Mary E. H., b. July 2, 1846 ; d. Jan. 2, 1866 at Dansville, N. Y. 

149 xii. John Edw^ard, b. July 5, 1850. 



66 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

40. 

ELIZA MARIA COE, dau. of Elizabeth (Rowlee), b. 
April 28, 1 8 13, in Orange Co., N. Y. She m. John Burdon at 
New York City in 1837, and d. Jan. 17, 1875, at Arthur, Mich., 
and is buried in Elm Lawn Cem., Bay City, Mich. He was b. 
Feb. 28, 181 2, at Crief, Perthshire, Scotland. His father was 
John Burdon. 

They had five daughters and two sons : — 

150 i. Emma Jane, b. July 18, 1836. 

151 ii. Alice Elizabeth, b. Oct. 25, 1839. 

iii. James, b. March 27, 1842 ; d. May 8, 1842. 

152 iv. Frances Rebecca, b. Aug. 28, 1843. 

153 V. Mary Delira, b. Sept. 18, 1846. 

154 vi. Lilian, b. Jan. 29, 1850. 

vii. William, b. May 7, 1852 ; d. Aug. 2, 1852. 

41. 

JOHN COE, son of Elizabeth (Rowlee), b. Oct. 27, 18 15, at 
Edenville, Orange Co., N. Y.; m. May 14, 1848, Elizabeth, dau. 
of Hezekiah and Eleanor (Ward) Miller, at Florida, N. Y.; d. 
at Florida, Nov. 28, 1903. She was b. at Bellvale, N. Y., 
April 14, 1820, and d. Sept. 10, 1904. His death was due to in- 
juries inflicted by a vicious ram. Children : — 

i. Caroline Cornelia, b. Aug. 16, 1849; d. Dec. 20, 1893. 
ii. Ch.\rles Rowlee, b. Feb. 13, 1856; unmarried; lives on his 

father's farm, near Florida, N. Y. 
iii. John Seely, b. July 11, 1851 ; m. in 1878 to Elizabeth Garrison, 

at Paterson, N. J., where they now live. They have no children. 

42. 

CHARLOTTE COE, dau. of Ehzabeth (Rowlee), b. Oct. 11, 
181 7, in Orange Co., N. Y., was brought up and educated by 
her aunts, Lois and Lydia S. Rowlee, at Groton, N. Y. ; m. 
April 23, 1840, Alfred Underwood, of Groton, N. Y, She d, at 
Groton, N. Y. Children :— 

155 i. Harlan Page, b. Sept. 27, 1843. 

156 ii. William F., b. Sept. 23, 1846. 

157 iii. Henry Herbert, b. Feb. 21, 1853. 

158 iv. Florence H., b. Feb. 28, 1858. 

159 V. Alice Annette, b. Jan. 6, i860. 



Third Generation. 67 

43. 

LYDIA ANN COE, dau. of Elizabeth (Rowlee), b. Dec. 8, 
1826; m. 1847, to Edward Woodruff, at Florida, N. Y.; d. at 
Edenville, Aug. 30, 1899. Children: — 

160 i. John Coe, b. Nov., 1848. 

161 ii. Wir,i.iAM W., b. April 6, 1851. 

162 iii. Mary Er,izABETH, b. April 6, 1856. 
iv. Chari^es, d. at 3 years old. 

163 V. Emma, b. , . 



FOURTH AND SUCCEEDING GENERATIONS 

[The open Roman numbers refer to individuals of the fifth generation ; 
numbers in parenthesis to the sixth, and names in italics to the seventh.'\ 

47. 

LOIS KOZIA CURTIS, dau. of Charlotte (Rowlee), b. Feb. 
14, 1823 "in N. Y." ; m. Sept., 1842 to Dr. William, son 
of Moses and Derinda (Barker) Horton, at Edenburg, O. 
They lived at Summerfield, Noble Co., O. She d. at Bridal 
Veil, Ore., May 23, 1900. He d. May 18, 1899 at Cape Horn, 
Wash. Both are buried in Bridal Veil Cem. They had seven 
children : 

i. Charles Winfield, b. July 5, 1S45 ; never married. 

ii. SuMMERViLLE ; d. at about two years of age. 

iii. George Clark ; only lived a few days. 

iv. Lydia Irene ; d. at 18 years of age. 
\. Ann Martha ; d. at seven years of age. 

vi. Samuel C, b. June 14, 1855 at Summerfield, O. ; m. Sept. 8, 1895 to 
Ida O., dau. of Ernest and Ethelinda (Freddy) Stone at Bridal 
Veil, Ore. She was b. Dec. i, 1874 at Greenfield, Iowa. He d. 
March 18, 1902 at Cape Horn, Wash., and is buried at Bridal 
Veil, Ore. His widow and daughter live at Newberg, Ore. They 
had one daughter: — (i) Ruth S., b. Sept. 27, 1896. 

vii. Henry Craig, b. Oct. 29, 1857 at Summerfield, O. ; m. Nov. 27, 
1879 to Alice Carey Earley at Pierceville, Ripley Co., Ind. 
She d. Oct. II, 1888. He lives at Hayes, Wash. They had 
three children, all born at Pierceville, Ind.: — (i) Alva Otis, b. 
March 17, 1881. He is a druggist at Portland, Ore.; — (ii) Walter 
Ralph, b. Sept. 7, 1882. He is an electrician at Portland, Ore. ; 
(iii) Lois Susania, b. April 21, 1S84. She lives with her father 
at Hayes, Wash. 

48. 

ELIZABETH CURTIS, dau. of Charlotte (Rowlee), b. Sept. 
27, 1826, "in N. Y."; m. March i, 1842, to Joseph, son of John 
and Harriet Kelly. They lived at Corunna, Mich. She d. 
Feb. 10, 1859. He d. July 4, 1873. They had seven children : — 

i. James Francis, b. Oct. i, 1843, at Warrensville, O. ; m. Feb. 3, 
1872 to Emma, dau. of Charles I. and Matilda (Chester) Blanch- 
ett, at Corunna, Mich. They live at Woodlawn Ave. , Owosso, 
68 



Fourth and Succeeding Generations. 69 

Mich., and have three children : — (i) Ernest, b. May 24, 1873, at 
Caledonia, Mich.,m. Feb. 22, 1893, to Inis, dau. of Wm. and Jen- 
nie Stratton, at Caledonia. They have three children : — Roland, 
b. Feb. 5, 1894, at Caledonia; Blanche J., b. Feb. 6, 1896, at 
Caledonia ; and Olive Audry, b. Jan. 28, 1906, at Deerfield, Mich. ; 
(ii) Bert R., b. July 30, 1876, at Caledonia ; ni. June 3, 1897, to 
Julia, dau. of Henry and Mary A. Schly ; (iii) Earl B., b. July 
15, 1885, d. Oct. 23, 1886. 
ii. Harriet Chari^oTTE, b. Nov. 7, 1845, at Vernon, Mich. ; m. Aug. 
II, 1861, to Charles, son of Bradley and Mary (Thayer) Angus, 
at Caledonia, Mich. He was b. Jan. 4, 1839, at Tyrone, Mich. 
Thev live at Corunna, Mich., and have: — (i) Benjamin I., b. 
June 10, 1863, at Caledonia, Mich.; m. May 3, 1893, to Maria, 
dau. of Robert and Hannah (Waddingham) Park, at Detroit, 
Mich. She was born Dec. 2, 1864, at Alborough, East Yorkshire, 
Eng. They live at 630 Woodlawn Ave., Owosso, Mich., and 
have: — Leslie, b. Sept. 29, 1894, at Owosso; (ii) Francis, 
d. an infant; (iii) George B., b. June 17, 1866; d. Oct. 4, 
1867 ; (iv) Joseph Bethel, b. Oct. 25, 1868, at Caledonia, Mich.; 
m. April 17, 1889, to Maggie, dau. of Henry O. and May Elida 
(Greene) Kingley, at Maurice, Mich. She was born May 11, 
1868, at Port Austin, Mich. They live at Owosso, Mich., and 
have : — Fernie Elida, b. Oct. j8, 1890, at Caledonia ; Charles 
Bethel, b. June 19, 1892, at Middleton, Mich ; d. Nov. 9, 1892 ; 
Cyril, b. Dec. 4, 1S94, at Owosso ; and Thad, b. Nov. 2, 1898, at 
Owosso ; (iii) Mary Elizabeth, b. Jan. 3, 187 1, at Caledonia, 
Mich.; m. Oct. 25, 1893, to Henry C, son of Charles and Matilda 
(Chester) Blanchett, at Avon, Ohio. He was b. Sept. 16, 1863. 
They live at New Lothrop, Mich. , and have : — Walter E. , b. 
Aug. 3, 1894, at Owosso, Mich.; Alice Matilda, b. Dec. 23, 1897, 
at Caledonia, and Lillian Luella, b. Aug. 3, 1905, at Hazelton, 
Mich. ; (vi) Celia B., b. Sept. 9, 1873, at Caledonia, Mich, 
iii. Martha Ann, b. Dec. 5, 1847 at Caledonia ; m. Oct. 7, 1866 to 
Charles D., son of Moses and Johanna (Slosson) Foster. He was 
b. March 31, 1845 at Plymouth, Oakland Co., Mich. They live 
at Owosso, Mich. , and have two sons : — (i) Jay, b. Sept. i, 1871 
at Caledonia ; ni. Oct. 26, 1892 to Myrtle S. , dau. of John and 
Margery ( Shaw ) Dennison. They live in Tacoma, Wash. , and 
had an infant b. Jan. 12, 1904 ; d. Jan. 19, 1904 ; (ii) Almon, b. 
April 7, 1879 at Caledonia ; m. Aug. 24, 1899 to Edith, dau. of 
James Frank and Martha Ann (Quay) McKnight, at Owosso. 
They live at Cleveland, O. , and have : — Dorothy Isabel, b. Jan. 
18, 1907, at Cleveland, O. 

Chas. and Martha Ann Foster adopted their neice, Orpha, 
dau. of Frank and Phoebe Bruflf. 



yo Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

iv. George Henry, b. May 28, 1850 at Caledonia, Mich. ; m. Aug. 8, 
1877 to Carrie Lounetta Kellogg, at Corunna, Mich. She was b. 
July 8, 1861 at Jackson, Mich., and d. March 20, 1903 at Cleve- 
land, O. They had three children : — (i) Walter William, b. July 
6, 187S, at Corunna, Mich.; m. Nov. 28, 1900 to Bessie Laura, 
dau. of Jeremiah C. and Cynthia C. ( Brown ) Rogers at Cleveland- 
They have : — Dorothy Lena, b. April 11, 1902 and Bessie Florence, 
b. Aug. 24, 1904. d. Oct. 13, 1904; (ii) Mabel Lovina, b. July 21, 
1883 at Cleveland, O.; (iii) Lounetta May, b. Sept. 11, 1886 at 
Cleveland; m. July 24, 1905 to Claud H., son of Geo. H. and 
Julia (Abbott) Foster, at Cleveland, O. 

V. Phoebe Jane, b. April 15, 1853 at Caledona ; m. Jan. i, 1889 to 
Frank, son of Amos and Matilda (Crawford) Bruff, at Corunna. 
She d. March 26, 1899, and he d. Nov. 16, 1901. They left three 
children: — (i) Julia, b. Oct. 3, 1883; m. ist Walter Smith, and 

2nd to Wightman. They live at Buckley, Mich.; she 

has by her ist husband : — (ii) Orla, b. July, 1886 at Caledonia. 
He lives at Owosso, Mich, (iii) Orpha, b. Jan. 28, 1899 at 
Durand, Mich. She was adopted by her aunt, Mrs. Foster, 
after the death of her mother. 

vi. Maria Alice, b. Jan. 23, 1855 ; d. Feb. 15, 1855. 

vii. Clark Curtis, b. Mar. 4, 1856 ; d. same day. 



CHILDREN OF MATTHEW AND ELIZABETH (BEERS) ROWLEE. 

(Arranged in order, beginning with the top row and at the left. ) 

Sai,ly Maria (1804-1879). 

Lois (18 12- ). 

Eliza Jane (1S15-1898). 

John Beers (1807-1884). 

Elizabeth Ann (1809- ). 

Lydia (1817-1899). 

Daniel Corwin Hopkins (1820-1892). 



PLATl 



<JE^ S^ 




Fourth and Succeeding Generations. 73 

ANNA ELIZA WOOD, dau. of Sally Maria (Rowlee), b. 
Sept. 8, 1823 ; ra. to William, son of Ezra Mallory, at SuUivan- 
ville, N. Y. She d. at Horseheads, March 19, 1895. 
Their children were : — 

i. EWZABETH, b. June 10, 1S41, at SuUivanville, N. Y. ; m. July 13, 1862, 
to J. D., son of Aaron Howell, at Horseheads. Shed. Aug. 9, 
1895. They had two children :— (i) Alice, b. Feb. 10, 1865, at 
SuUivanville; m. Oct. 24, 1883, to Geo. D., son of Isaac Sears, 
at SuUivanville. They have one child -.^ohti, b. Jan. 28, 1886, 
at Catlin, and live at Horseheads ; ui) Anna, b. June 23. 1867, 
at SuUivanville ; m. Jan. 22, 1895, to Walter, son of Alexander 
Lawhead. They have : — Hazel, b. March 9, 1896, at Cayuta, and 
Beniice, b. March 20, 1904, at Cayuta. They live at Cayuta, N. Y. 
ii. Sarah, b. June 29, 1S45 ; m. to Solomon B. Coe. She d. March 5, 
1895, leaving three children : — (i) William ; (ii) Frank, and (ui) 
May. 
iii. Charles D., b. Sept. 11, 1847 ; m. July 24, 1895, to Cordelia Swan, 
at Farmer. N. Y. They have: — (i) Marie, b. May 19, 1897, at 
Breesport. 
iv. Frank, b. Feb. 11, 1856; m. Feb. 24, 1897, to Addie B. Lum, at 
Catherine, X. Y. 

50. 

WILLIAM HENRY WOOD, son of Sally Maria (Rowlee), b. 
March 20, 1825 ; m. to Fanny Van Duzer. He d. Nov. 16, 
i860. They had one dau. : — 

i. Emma J., b. April 9, 1855; m. March 8, 1881, to David Zimmer. 
She lives at Erin, N. Y. , and has no children. 

5L 

COE HARVEY WOOD, son of Sally Maria (Rowlee), b. 
Dec. 24, 1828, at Goshen, N. Y.; m. July 4, 1849 to Frances 
Adelia, dau. of Jared and Cynthia (Randall) Parrott, at Horse- 
heads, N. Y. He d. at Clearfield, Pa., June 27, 1904. 

He had four children : — 

i. Charles Dennis, b. May 17. 1850, at SuUivanville, N. Y. ; m. in 
1872 to Martha Virginia, dau. of Wm. and Albina (Irvin) Mapes, 
at Clearfield, Pa. He d. at Clearfield, Pa., April 13, 1895 and left 
three children: — (i) Minnie, m. to Harr^- Beck. She lives at 
Swissvale, Pittsburg, Pa., and has three children ; (ii) Weir Mc- 
Vey, m. to Daisy Snively. (iii) Cecil Charles, who lives at Harris- 
burg, Pa. with his mother. 



74 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

ii. AucE Gertrude, b. May 28, 1857, at Wellsville, N. Y. ; m. March 
5, 1876 to Thos. Haney, son of David and Lavina (Haney) Litz, 
at Clearfield, Pa. Died at Clearfield, Pa., Nov. 28, 1885. Had 
one child : — (i) Thomas Harvey, b. May 19, 1877. He is a dentist 
and practices at Osceola Mills, Pa. 

iii. George WiIvL,i.a.mson, b. Jan. 4, i860, at Oswayo, Pa.; m. to Cora, 
dau. of Gilbert A. R. and Elizabeth ( Allen ) Barker, at Coalport, 
Pa. 

iv. May Lili^ian, b. July 29, 1864 at Wellsville, N. Y. ; m. to Wallace 

H. , son of Edmund and ( Hunter ) Dale, at Clearfield, Pa. 

Has three children: — (i) Boyd Harvey, b. August , 1890, at 
Irvona, Pa.; (ii) Bessie Frances, b. Nov. , 1892, at Irvona, Pa.; 
(iii) George Benson, b. Oct. , 1895, at Romey, Pa. 

52. 

ANDREW JACKSON WOOD, son of Sally Maria (Rowlee), 
b. April 23, 1830, at Goshen, N. Y.; m. to Margaret Reid, at 
Elmira, N. Y.; d. Jan. 15, 1896, at Elmira, N. Y., and buried 
in Woodlawn Cem. He had one dau.: — 

i. Edna, b. at Elmira, N. Y. ;m. Eugene Learned, and has : — (i) Eu- 
gene ; (ii) Daniel ; (iii) Edna; (iv) Majorie, ; (v) May. They 
live in Pittsburg. 

53. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON WOOD, son of Sally Maria 
(Rowlee), b. April 23, 1830; m. ist to Sarah Elizabeth, dau. 
of EHasOgden and Elizabeth Ann (Rowlee) Goble (14) ; m. 2nd 
to Susan Mallory. He d. May 9, 1895, and is buried in Van- 
Duzer Cem., Veteran, N. Y. Had one son by 2nd wife : — 

i. George Washington, Jr., b. Aug. 31, 1885. He lives at Brees- 
port, N. Y. 

54. 

MATTHEW ROWEEE WOOD, son of Sally Maria (Rowlee), 
b. Nov. 21, 1834, at Goshen, N. Y.; m. ist, Oct. 23, 1862, to 
Caroline, dau. of Asa and Hannah [Downs, at Wellsville, N. Y.; 
m. 2nd to Martha E., dau. of Calvin and AlHe (Huff) Stil- 
son, at Coudersport, Pa. He lives at Oswayo, Potter Co., Pa. 
He had two sons by his first wife and two daughters by his 
second : — 



Fourth and Succeeding Generations. 75 

i. Fred Asa, b. Sept. 7, 1863, at Elmira. N. Y. ; m. Jan. 26, 1887, to 
Ida M., dau. of Ezra and Miranda Hammond, at SuUivanville, 
N. Y. They live at Breesport, N. Y., and have the following 
children: — (i) Florence A., b. April 28, 1889, at Erin, N. Y. ; 
(ii) Ivan Rowlee, b. Oct. 22, 1890, at Erin ; (iii) Larue A., b. April 
13, 1892, at Erin ; (iv) Edgar Fred, b. Sept. 23, 1897, at Erin. 

ii. Ira Downs, b. May 20, 1865, at Oswayo. Lives at Hornellsville, 
N. Y. 

iii. Julia, b. Dec. 7, 1874, at Coudersport, Pa.; d. Nov. 25, 1880, at 
Oswayo. 

iv. Margaret, b. May 21, 1876, at Ulysses, Pa.;m. Dec. 31. 1890, to 
George Lunn, at Alma, N. Y. They have : — (i) Rowlee, b. July 
17, 1892, at Oswayo ; (ii) Lee, b. June i, 1S95, at Millport; (iii) 
Fred, b. Dec. 11, 1904, at Oswayo. 

55. 

ISRAEL RUNDLE WOOD, son of Sally Maria (Rowlee,) b. 

Oct. 14, 1838, at Veteran, Chemung Co.; m. Aug. 4, 1862, to 

Hannah, dau. of John and Mary Ann (Langwell) Freeborn, at 

Springfield, Pa. He lives at Russell, Warren Co., Pa., and has 

the following children : — 

i. William H., b. May 30, 1863, at Bennettsville, Pa.; m. Sept. 28, 
1893 to Minnie, dau. of John Osner. They live at Youngstown, 
Ohio, and have:— (i) Osner, b. Feb. 27, 1896, at Pittsburgh; (ii) 
Stein, b. at Pittsburgh, and (iii) Henry, b. at Youngstown, Ohio. 

ii. Minnie, b. Sept. 30, 1865, at Stone Hill, Pa.; m. Feb. 20, 1899, to 
Herbert, son of Lorenzo and Melvina (Hudson) Phillips, at 
Russell, Pa. She has : — (i) Ethel, b. July 22, 1890, at Lander, Pa., 
and (ii) Ray, b. Dec. 31, 1895 at Lander. Lives at Russell, Pa. 

iii. Thomas, b. Nov. 9, 1873, at Vandalia, N. Y.; d. July 20, 1905, at 
Russell, Pa. 

iv. Maggie, b. July 28, 1875, at Eldred, Pa.; m. Nov. 17, 1897, to 
Everett, son of Sylvester and Louvisa Clark, at Russell, Pa. She 
has : — (i) Randall, b. Nov. 14, 1900, at North Warren, Pa., and 
(ii) Sylvester, b. Dec. 15, 1902, at North Warren, Pa. They live 
at Ackley, Pa. 
V. George, b. March 30, 1877, at Eldred, Pa.; m. June 15, 1897, to 
Maud, dau. of Milo and Eveline (Martin) Adams, at Russell, Pa. 
They have: — (i) Paul, b. Feb. 27, 1898 at Russell, and (ii) 
Verna, b. Aug. 20, 1899, at Russell. They live at Russell. 

56. 

JOHN ABNER WOOD, son of Sally Maria (Rowlee), b. 
May 8, 1842, at Veteran, N. Y.; m. Nov. 11, 1872, to Hannah, 



76 Hemati Rowlee and his Descendants. 

dau. of Euos and Elizabeth Rouse, at Corry, Pa. He lives at 
Tiona, Warren Co., and has the following : — 

i. Alice Marie, b. April 8, 1873, at Tiona, Pa. 

ii. Edna Elizabeth, b. June 19. 1874, at Tiona, Pa.; m. April 12, 1904, 

to Archibald Nelson, son of Calvin R. and Frances Bowen, at 

Jamestown, N. Y. They have: — (i) Alice Virginia, b. March 12, 

1905, at Sheffield, Pa. 

iii. Clara Virginia, b. July 5, 1878, at Tiona, Pa.; d. July 19, 1886, at 

same place, 
iv. Byrd Georgi.\, b. Sept. 27, 1887, at Tiona, Pa. 

SI. 

ELIZABETH ROWEEE, dau. of John B., b. Feb. 25, 1836, 
at New York City ; m. Feb. 23, i860, to Henry, son of James 
Holden, at 324 Dean St., Brooklyn. She lives at 761 Washing- 
ton Ave., Brooklyn, and he d. there Nov. 19, 1897, ^^^ is buried 
in Greenwood Cem. 

Their children : — 

i. Ella Frances, b. June 12, 1861, at Brooklyn; d. July 2, 1900, at 

Brooklyn, and buried in Greenwood Cem. 
ii. John James, b. April 14, 1864, at Brooklyn; m. June 11, 1884, to 

Annie Eva, dau. of Joseph Leslie, at Brooklyn, N. Y. They live 

in Brooklyn and have three children : — ( i) Ruth Ella, b. Feb. 

28, 18S5, at Brooklyn ; (ii) James Frederick, b. Nov. 3, 1S89, at 

Brooklyn; d. Oct., 1890; (iii) Mildred, b. July 15, 1895, at 

Brooklyn, 
iii. William Henry, b. Nov. 6, 1867, at Brooklyn ; m. Oct. 24, 1894, 

to Ida Ruth, dau. of John Rowlee and Ida Jane (Clark) Coble (64), 

at Newark, N. J. 
iv. Henrietta R., b. Aug. 10, 1870, at Brooklyn; d. Jan. 9, 1S77, at 

Brooklyn, and buried in Greenwood Cem. 
V. George Perkins, b. May 16, 1872, at Brooklyn ; m. April 8, 1896, 

to Augusta C, dau. of Michael Kamp, at Brooklyn, N. Y. 
vi. Edw.\rd Goodwin, b. May 16, 1872, at Brooklyn ; d. June 26, 1882, 

at Brooklyn, and buried in Greenwood Cem. 
vii. Lizzie, b. F'eb. 11, 1876, at Brooklyn; d. Nov. 16, 1880, at Brook- 
lyn ; buried in Greenwood Cem. 
viii. Fuller Tomes, b. May 31, 1880, at Brooklyn; d. May 8, 1897, at 

Brooklyn, and buried in Greenwood Cem. 
ix. Edith, b. June 17, 1884, at Brooklyn ; d. July 30, 1884, at Brooklyn, 

N. Y. , and buried in Greenwood Cem. 



Fourth and Succeeding Ge?i€ratio7is . 77 

GEORGE THORBURN ROWLEE, son of John B., b. March 
25, 1840, at New York City ; m. March 19, 1862, to Emma, dau. 
of Thomas Stewart, at Brooklyn. They live at Paterson, N. J., 
and have one son : — 

i. George Albert, b. Dec. 7, 1S76, at Paterson, N. J.; in. June 27, 
1900, to Alma Bangham, at Paterson, N. J. 

CAROLINE GEDNEY ROWLEE, dau. of John B., b. Aug. 
28, 1842 ; ni. March 5, 1865, to John McElvery. Lives at Flat- 
bush, Brooklyn, and has : — 

i. John A., b. March 17, 1866; m. Oct. 15, 1891, to Sarah S. Pietsch, 

at Flatbush. They have: — (i) Esther, d. young; (ii) Geo. R., b. 

Sept. 8, 1895 ; (iii) Edna R., b. Sept. 22, 1897 and (iv) Mabel, b. 

Sept. II, 1903. 
ii. Carrie Getty, b. Feb. 3, 1868. 
iii. Albert, b. Sept. 5, 1869 ; d. June 12, 1872. 
iv. Edwin, b. Feb. 2, 1872 ; m. June 27, 1894, to Carrie A. Klemfelder ; 

no children. 
V. Ramsey, b. Oct. 29, 1874; m. July 26, 1900, to Evelyn A. Lager- 

strom ; no children, 
vi. ROWLEE. b. Jan. 19, 1880. 

60. 

JOHN WILLIAM ROWLEE, son of John B., b. July 22, 
1845, at New York ; m. Nov. 22, 1866, to Lizzie M., dau. of 
John Steinman at Brooklyn. They live at Closter, N. J., and 
have : — 

i. Clara Lizzie, b. Sept. 11, 1867, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; m. July 16, 

1891, to Howard Bird, son of Henry Keppel, and has (i) Louise 

Rowlee, b. November 29, 1S96 at Brooklyn, N. Y. , and (ii) Howard 

Bird, Jr., b. April 6, 1899, at Brooklyn, 
ii. Joseph Sutphin, b. July 15, 1874, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; m. Jan. 12, 

1898, to Ada M., dau. of Charles C. Post, at Closter, N. J. 
iii. John William, Jr., b. Dec. 22, 1876, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; m. Jan. 24, 

1906, to Elizabeth M., dau. of Anton M. Schuermann, at Demarest, 

N.J. 
iv. Daisy, b. Oct. 11, 1883, at Brooklyn, N. Y.; m. Jan. 18, 1905,10 

Grandison Gervais, son of Henry Christian Gerke, at Closter, 

N.J. 



78 Heman Rowlee a?id his Descendants . 

WILLIAM TIMLOW GOBLE, sou of Elizabeth Ann (Row- 
lee), b. April 27, 1830, at Amity, Orange Co., N. Y.; m. Sept. 
23, i860, to Jane, dau. of Hezekiah Miller, Sr., at Florida, N. Y. 
He d. Feb. 19, 1883, at Florida. Was a farmer and lived at 
Florida. He had one son : 

i. James Ogden, b. May 30, 1865, at Florida; m. April 17, 1889,10 
Carrie E., dau. of Albert F. Stevens. They had one dau. (i) Ber- 
tha M., b. Nov. 20, 1894, who d. Dec. 10, 1894. 

62. 
SARAH ELIZABETH GOBLE, dau. of Elizabeth Ann 
(Rowlee), b. Jan. 14, 1833, at Florida, N. Y.; m. June 16, 1864, 
to George Washington (53), son of George and Sail}' Maria 
(Rowlee) Wood, at Florida, N. Y. She d. Dec. 21, 1882, at 
Veteran, Chemung Co., N. Y. Had no children. 

63. 

NATHAN GOBLE, son of Elizabeth Ann (Rowlee), b. Jan. 
17, 1835. at Amity, Orange Co., N. Y.; m. Oct. 12, 1864, to 
Carrie M., dau. of Alpheus Duryea, at Goshen, N. Y. He d. 
June 3, 1886, at New York City, and is buried at Florida, N. Y. 
He had one dau. : — 

i. Carolyn Elizabeth, b. Nov. 6, 1865, at Goshen, N. Y. ; m. Nov. 6, 
1888, to Ernest, son of Julius Bunzl, at New York City. They 
live at 155 \V. 75th St., New York, and have : (i) Regina Carolyn, 
b. Dec. 23, 1889, at New York City ; (ii) Ernest Everett, b. Dec. 
20, 1892, at New York City. 

64. 

JOHN ROWLEE GOBLE, son of Elizabeth Ann (Rowlee), 

b. June 7, 1837 ; m. Nov. 7, 1858, to Ida Jane Clark. They have 

five children : — • 

i. William, b. June 27, i860, at New York City ; d. May 6, 1864, at 
Goshen, N. Y., and buried in Slate Hill Cem. 

ii. Harriett W. R., b. March 30, 1867, at New York City ; m. March 
12, 1895, to George Frederick King, at Newark, N. J. They live 
at East Orange, N. J., and have : — (i) Katharine, b. Nov. 12, 1902" 

iii. Adelaide Angel, b. April 30, 1869, at Hoboken, N. J.; m. Nov. 2, 

1888, to Wallace Noyes, at Newark, N. J. They live at New- 
ark, N. J., and have two children : — (i) John Wallace, b. Dec. 8, 

1889, and (ii) Frederick Linden, b. June 9, 1894. 



Fourth a7id Succeeding Generations. 79 

iv. John Rowlee, Jr., b. June 16, 1872 ;m. 1895, to Lilla Nye, and lives 
at Newark, N. J. They have: — (i) Elsie Lucile. 

V. Ida Ruth, b. Jan. 30, 1874; m. William H., son of Henry and 
Elizabeth (Rowlee) Holden (57). Lives in Brooklyn. 

65. 

ALLETTA GOBLE, dau. of Elizabeth Ann (Rowlee), b. 

Dec. 24, 1839, at Amity, N. Y. ; m. Dec. 5, 1866, to Hezekiah, 

Jr., son of Hezekiah Miller. She d. Oct. 6, 1874. Had one 

dau.: — 

i. Edna, b. Nov. 2, 1872, at Florida; m. April 12, 1899, to William, 
son of Theodore Bradner, at Florida, N. Y. 

66. 

EMILY JANE GOBEE, dau. of Elizabeth Ann (Rowlee), b. 
May 5, 1842, at Amity, N. Y.; m. Sept. 19, 1861, to Isaac 
Emmett, son of David and Harriet (Carmichael) Young. He is 
Superintendent of Schools at New Rochelle, N. Y. They have 
had four children : — 

i. Annie, b. June 21, 1862, at Sparrowbush, N. Y. ; d. April 31, 1866. 
ii. Frederic Emmett, b. July 26, 1869, at West Chester, N. Y. ;d. 

Nov. 24, 1876. 
iii. George Herbert, b. Dec. 6, 187 1, at West Chester, N. Y.; d. Nov. 

20, 1876. 
iv. Elizabeth Mae, b. Oct. 2, 1877, at West Chester, N. Y. 

67. 

ANNIE MARIA GOBEE, dau. of EHzabeth Ann (Rowlee), 
b. Oct. 12, 1844, at Amity, N. Y.; m. May 13, 1875, to James 
A. Blanchard. Lives in Brooklyn and has one dau.: — 
i. Roberta A., b. Jan. 22, 1887, at Brooklyn, N. Y. 

68. 

MARY ALICE GOBLE, dau. of Elizabeth Ann (Rowlee), b. 
July 18, 1847, ^t Amity, Orange Co., N. Y,; m. Dec. 20, 1870, 
to Montgomery Hale, son of Elvin and Catherine (Galloway) 
Vernon. He is a farmer and produce dealer at Florida, N. Y. 
She d. April 27, 1906, and is buried at Florida. They have six 
children : — 



8o Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

i. RussELi, Montgomery, b. April 23, 1873, at Florida, N. Y. ; m. 
Oct. 2, 1901, to Elizabeth, dau. of Robinson and Hannah (Thorpe) 
Gill, both natives of Yorkshire, Eng., but lived in Brooklyn 
from about i860. He is a graduate of Cornell University, class 
1894, and practices law at Middletown, N. Y. They have : (i) 
Clinton Montgomery, b. Dec. i, 1902, at Middletown. 

ii. Emma Alice, b. March 8, 1875, at Florida, N. Y. ; m. Aug. 14, 1906, 
to Robert W., son of Robert W. and Mary Emma (Toland) An- 
derson, at Plorida. They reside at Florida. 

iii. Phillip Linn, b. July 24, 1876, at Florida ; d. Sept. 27, 1876. 

iv. Sara Louise, b. Sept. 27, 1879, at Florida ; m. June 23, 1906, to 
Richard Milburn, son of Dr. Adam P. and Hannah Amelia (Mil- 
burn ) Farries, at Florida. Reside at Florida. 

V. Ray Clinton, b. May 29, 1886, at Florida ; d. March 6, 1889. 

vi. George Herbert, b. Dec. 25, 1888, at Florida. 

69. 

LYDIA ELIvEN GOBLE, dau. of Elizabeth Ann (Rowlee), 
b. Nov. 11, 1851, at Amity, N Y. ; m. Sept. 25, 1889, to Samuel 
F., son of John Gardner. He is a farmer at Florida. They 
have no children. 

70, 

HARRIET WATSON GOBLE, dau. of Ehzabeth Ann 
(Rowlee), b. June 7, 1854, at Florida, d. Feb. 22, 1857, at 
Florida, and buried in Florida Cem. 

70a, 

SAMUEL S. STORMS, son of Lois (Rowlee), b. , 

m. Jan., 1867, to Elizabeth Currie at Newburg, N. Y. He d. 
Sept. 1867, at Newburg, and is buried there in St. George's 
Cem. They had one dau : — 

i. Ada Lois, b. Dec. 6, 1867, at Newburg; m. Nov. 5, 1891, to Daniel 
W. Gurnee. at Yonkers, N. Y. They have :— (i)Harold Daniel, b. 
Sept. 30, 1892; (ii) Victor Storms, b. Oct. 9, 1894. 

70b. 

JOHN STORMS, son of Lois (Rowlee), b. ; m. 

to Frederica Lord, at Fishkill, N. Y. He d. Jan. 



14, 1883, at Garnerville, N. Y., and is buried in Haverstraw 
Cem. They had the following children : — 



Foxirth and Succeeding Generations. 8r 

i. Ann Ei,izabeth, b. Aug., 1869, at Fishkill ; m. Aug. 13, 1890, to 
Radford Conklin, at Garnerville. They have : — Ella, b. Aug. 9, 
1891 ; (ii) Frederick, b. 1893: (iii) Grace, b. about 1895; (iv) 
Mamie, b. about 1897 ; (v) Harvey, b. about 1900. 
ii. Mary F., b. Sept., 1871, at Fishkill ; m. 1889 to Wesley Morgan at 
Sloatsburgh, N. Y. They have : — (i) Dianna, b. about 1890 ; (ii) 
Frederica, b. about 1892. 
iii. Edith, b. 1873, at Fishkill ; d. Nov., 1875, at Garnerville; bur. in 

Haverstraw Cem. 
iv. Frank, b. June, 1875, at Garnerville ; m. about 1899, to Minnie 

Babcock, at Garnerville. They have : — (i) a dau. ; (ii) a son. 
v. Irene, b. 1880, at Garnerville; d. Jan., 1883, at Garnerville, and 
bur. in Haverstraw Cem. 

CHARLES HENRY BALL, son of Eliza Jane (Rowlee), b. 
Sept. 4, 1837, at New York City ; m. Nov. 4, 1861 to Lillie Vir- 
ginia, dau. of George G. Brown, at Washington, D. C. He d. 
Sept. 10, 1901 , at Baltimore, Md. They had four children : — 

i. Emma Malvinia, b. May, 8, 1864, at Baltimore, Md. ; d. Feb. 18, 

1876, at Odgensburg, N. Y. 
ii. Edith May, b. Aug, 13, 1869, at Baltimore ; ni. Jan. 28. 1892 to 

Edward F., Jr., son of Edward F. Hilton, at Baltimore. She d. 

April 24, 1899, at Louisville, Ky. They had one dau. : — (i) 

Virginia, b. June 19, 1894, at Dubuque, Iowa, 
iii. Eliza Jane, b. Nov. 19, 1873, at Newberne, N. C. ; d. May, 1874, 

and buried at Newberne. 
iv. Helen Louise, b. Dec. 6, 1877, at Boston, Mass. ; m. Oct. 18, 1902, 

to George Cook, Jr., son of Admiral Geo. Cook Reiter, U. S. N., 

at Baltimore, Md. They live at Canton, O. 

72. 

EMMA ELIZABETH BALL, dau. of Eliza Jane (Rowlee), 
b. Dec. 24, 1843, at New York City ; m. Oct. 12, 1865, to John 
Jay, son of John Joachim Nestell. They live in New York City 
and have three children : — 

i. ISABEivivE, b. April 14, 1868, at New York City ; m. Nov. 24, 1901, to 
Warren A., son of William Leonard, at New York City. They 
have : — (i) John Nestell, b. May 23, 1903, at New York City. 
ii. Edward Victor, b. July 16, 1871, at New York City ; m. Dec. 27, 

1905, to Florence Dell, dau. of Wni. Thomson, 
iii. Raymond Jay, b. Aug. 19, 1877 at New York City ; m. July 5, 1902, 
to Beatrice S. Hutchins. 



82 Henian Rowlee a7id his Descendants. 

73. 

GEORGE BALL, Jr., sou of Eliza Jane (Rowlee), b. April 
15, 1854, at New York City ; m. Sept. 15, 1875, to Josephine, 
dau. of Wm. and Kitty Ellen (Lewis) Bowers, at Goshen, N. Y. 
They have two daughters : — 

i. Fl^ORENCE, b. Nov. 18, 1876, at New York City ; m. April 26. 1904, 

to Alfred, son of Wm. F. Wood. They live at Middletown, N. Y. 

ii. Alice, b. March 7, 1S78, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; m. April 23, 1907, to 

Henry Wilson, Jr., son of Henry Wilson Loweree. They live at 

Whitestone, L. I. 

74. 

JOHN WILLIAM WRIGHT, son of Lydia (Rowlee), b. Nov. 
4, 1843, at Florida, N. Y. He was a soldier in the Civil War 
and d. at Bolivar Heights, Va., Oct. 21, 1862, and is buried at 
PhiUipsburg, N. Y. 

75. 

ELIZABETH WRIGHT, dau. of Lydia (Rowlee), b. May 
12, 1847, at Florida, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 4, 1866, to Theodore A., 
son of Theodore D. Shaw, at Great Bend, Pa. She lives at 
Middletown, N. Y. 

i. MoRTiMORE Wright, b. Dec. 2, 1S67, at Goshen, N. Y. ; m. Aug. 
10, 1896, to Florence, dau. of Philip Perkins, at Brooklyn, N. Y. 
They have : — (i) Lydia Rowlee, b. at Brooklyn, March 22, 1898. 
Mortimer Wright Shaw, M.D., d. Feb. 22, 1905, at Middletown, 
N. Y. , and is buried in Greenwood Cem. , Brooklyn, N. Y. 

76. 

CHARLOTTE E. ROWLEE, dau. of Daniel C. H., b. March 
30, 1844, at Ridgbury, Orange Co., N. Y.; m. Oct. 8, 1864, to 
George W., son of Samuel C. Maney, at Eldred, Sullivan Co., 
N. Y. They have six children, all born at Glen Spey : — 

i. Mary Emma, b. Aug. i, 1865 ; m. May 31, 1899, to George H., son 

of Jesse D. Knight, at Port Jervis, N. Y. 
ii. Ai^bert G., b. June 5, 1867 ; m. Sept. 23, 1888, to Oma, dau. of 

Wm. H. Cox. They live at Far Rockaway and have ; (i) Stacy, 

b. March 13, 1892, at Port Jervis, and (ii) Daisy, b. Nov. 15, 1895, 

at Lebanon Lake, N. Y. 
iii. Louise E., b. July 13, 1869, at Glen Spey ; m. to G. Anthony, son of 

George Shake, at New York. They live at 2216 26th Ave. N., 

Minneapolis, Minn., and have: — (i) Helen Burnetta, b. March 

15, 1902, at Fairibault, Minn. 



Fourth and Succeedhig Generations. 83 

iv. Edith J., b. Oct. 28, 1876, at Glen Spey ; m. Dec. 21, 1898, to Floyd, 
son of Andrew McKechnie. They live at Port Jervis, and have : — 
(i) Gladys Hazel, b. July 12, 1901, at Port Jervis. 

V. Daniei< H., b. Nov. I, 1878, at Glen Spey; m. Nov. i, 1904, to 
Lillian Raynor. They live at Long Branch. They have one 
dau. : — (i) Wilma L., b. Sept., 1905. 

vi. SamueIv W., b. May 5, 1883, at Glen vSpey ; m. May 5, 1903, to 
Edith, dau. of John Horton, at Barryville, N. Y. 

77. 

SARAH JANE ROWI.EE, dau. of Daniel C. H., b. Nov. 30, 
1848, at New York City ; m. Nov. 14, 1869, to William H. 
Knowlton. They live in Brooklyn and have the following 
children : 

i. Percy Linville. 

ii. Harriet Frances. 
iii. Joseph Sturtevant. 
iv. Arthur Henry. 

V. Sarah Abbe, b. Oct. 17, 1877 ; d. Jan. 4, 1878. 
vi. Mary Jane. 
vii. Clara Evei,yn. 

78. 

EMMA CAROLINE ROWEEE, dau. of Daniel C. H., b. 
Jan. 9, 1853, at New York City ; m. April 5, 1871, to Jesse A., 
son of Joseph Youngs Crane, at Barryville, N. Y. They have 
seven children : — 

i. Alice Jemima, b. Oct. 28, 1872, at Barryville ; m. Dec. 24, 1892, to 
Frederick H., son of Henry Worzel, at Port Jervis. 

ii. RosANNAH, b. April 27, 1873, at Barryville ; m. Oct. 3, 1894, to 
Jacob, Jr., son of Jacob Rau, at Port Jervis. They have : — (i) 
Amy Caroline, b. Nov. 4, 1896, at Port Jervis; (ii) Willamena 
Louise, b. Aug. i, 1898, at Port Jervis ; d. Aug. 2, 1899 ; (iii) 
Winifred Jesse, b. Oct. 6, 1900, at Port Jers'is. 

iii. Eugene RowlEE, b. Oct. i, 1874, at Barryville ; m. July 18, 1903, 
to Caroline, dau. of James Worden, at Port Jervis. They have: — 
(i) Austin GriiSn, b. April 5, 1904, at Port Jervis; (ii) Irene 
Emily, b. Dec. 20, 1905, at Port Jervis. 

iv. Joseph Young, b. Nov. 14, 1876, at Port Jervis. 
V. Arthur Truman, b. April 15, 1883, at Port Jervis ; m. July 21, 
1906, to Blanch Ray, dau. of Frank Perry, at Pittsburg, Pa. 

vi. Louise Faith, b. Sept, 27, 1890, at Port Jervis. 
vii. Raymond Jesse, b. Jan. 7, 1893, at Port Jervis. 



CHILDREN OF ELIJAH AND MILLICENT (SHEPPARD) ROWLEE. 

(Arranged in order, beginning with top row and at the left. ) 

Heman (1806-1889). 

Elijah Corwin (1813- ). 

Phoebe 

MlI^LICENT (1823-1902). 

Jonathan Sheppard (1818-1896). 



F'LATF IV 




Fourth afid Succeeding Generations, 85 

79. 

LOUISA ROWLEE, dau. of Heman, b. July 5, 1835, at 

Monterey, Steuben Co., N. Y. ; m. March 2, 1858, to Calvin H. 

Barnes, at Monterey, N. Y. He was born Sept. 16, 1835, at 

Buel, Montgomery Co., N. Y., and was son of Comfort and 

Abbie (Smith) Barnes. She d. June 28, 1892, at Shell Rock, 

Iowa, and is buried in Shell Rock Cem. They had the following 

children : — 

i. RociOUS H., b. June 20, 1859, at Monterey, N. Y. He lives at 
Waverly, Iowa. 

ii. Edwin Heman, b. Dec. i, 1862, at Monterey, N. Y. ; m. Sept. 25, 
1890, to Stella S., dau. of Dr. W. W. Cole, at Nashua, Iowa. 
They live at Omaha, Nebr., and have the following children : — 
(i) Clara Joyce, b. Feb. 22, 1892, at Nashua ; (ii) Leola Louisa, 
b. Oct. 2, 1894, at Nashua; (iii) Alice Beulah, b. July 5, 1899, at 
Nashua; (iv) Edwin Heman, Jr., b. Sept. 20, 1902, at Duluth, 
Minn.; (v) Rollin C, b. Nov. 30, 1904, at Omaha, Nebr. 

iii. Mary, b. Nov. 18, 1866, at Monterey, N. Y. ; m. June 12, 1896, to 
Eli F., son of Robt. Moore, at Clarksville, Iowa. They live at 
Shell Rock, Iowa, and have the following children : — (i) Leon 
B., b. Dec. 26, 1897, at Nashua; (ii) Mildred A., b. March 2, 
1900, at Shell Rock; (iii) Vinna A., b. March 8, 1902, at Shell 
Rock ; (iv) Clayton C, b. Feb. 12, 1904, at Shell Rock. 

v. Allie J., b. Aug. 6, 1870, at Monterey, N. Y. She is a teacher at 
Howard, S. D. 

80. 

PHOEBE FINCH, dau. of LydiaJ. (Rowlee), b. July 8, 1832; 
m. Charles Sloan, at Seneca Co., O. She lives with her dau. at 
Montpelier, Ind., and has one child : — 

i. Eliza, b. Oct. 30, 1864 ; m. to Elmer E. Lake. 

8U 

MARTHA ROWLEY, dau. of Elijah C, b. Nov. 2, 1839, at 
Corning, N. Y.; m. 1862, to Martin Sample, at Corning. She 
d. Jan. 8, 1896, at Deckerv'ille, where some, if not all, of her 
children live. They were as follows : — 

i. JUDSON. 

ii. Ida. 

iii. Cora ; m. to Farnsworth, and lives at Decker\'ille, Mich. 

iv. Heman. 

V. John. 

vi. Lester. 

vii. Millie. 

viii. Frank. 



86 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

82. 

FRANCES E. ROWLEY, dau. of Elijah C, b. April 15, 
1853, at Corning, N. Y.; m. to John M. Brown, at Corning. 
She lives at Cornplanter, Warren Co., Pa., and has one dau.: — 
i. Lottie. 

83. 

ABRAM ROWIvEY, son of Elijah C, b. Aug. 6, 1844; m. 
Aug. I, 1869, to Kate Gravestine, at Deckerville, Mich. He d. 
March 18, 1905, at Deckerville, and is buried in the Deckervdlle 
Baptist Cem. She lives at Deckerville with her son Fred. 

They had nine children : — 

i. Lottie, b. March 26, 1871, at Deckerville ; m. April 10, 1887, to 
Benjamin Pritchard, at Deckerville. They have: — (i) Roy ; (ii) 
Ada. 
ii. Martha, b. Sept. 17, 1873, at Deckerv^ille ; m. Jan. 15, 1892, to 
Alfred Broad, at Deckerville. They have : — (i) Golda ; (ii) Kate; 
(iii) Rose; (iv) Lillian; (v) Ann. 
iii. Nora, b. Jan. 22, 1876, at Deckerville ; m. Jan. 29, 1896, to Neal 
Peak, at Port Huron. They have :— (i) William ; (ii) Hazel; (iii) 
Stella ; (iv) Frank, 
iv. Fred, b. Sept. 30, 1878, at Mills, Mich.; m. April 18, 1900, to Mary 

J. Torj-well. They have : — (i) William G., b. April 19, 1903. 
v. Hattie, b. April 4, 1881, at Mills; m. April 23, 1902, to Walter 
Bunyan, at Forster Township. They have: — (i) Mabel, b. Jan. 
22, 1903 ; d. Jan. lo, 1904; (ii) Pearl, 
vi. George, b. Feb. 5, 1883, at Mills. 

vii. Herbert, b. May 10, 1885, at Mills ; m. Oct. 3, 1905, to Ida Hard- 
ford, at Sanilac Center, Mich. 
viii. E1.IJAH, b. Jan. 15, 1888, at Mills. 
ix. Norman, b. July 23, 1889, at Mills, 

84. 

ELIJAH ROWLEY, son of Elijah C, b. Oct. 14, 1845, at 
Corning, N. Y.; m. Oct. 11, 1871, to Kate, dau. of James and 
Abigail Thompson, at Corning. She d. March 30, 1902. He 
lives at Port Huron, Mich. 

They had three children : — 

i. Herbert Ashi^ey, b. Oct. 23, 1872 ; d. Dec. 26, 1884. 
ii. James Lester, b. April 4, 1874, at Oil City, Pa.; m. June i, 1904, to 
Abbie Gertrude, dau. of Volney Charles Chase, at Philadelphia, 
Pa. They live in Providence, R. I. 
iii. Carrie, b. Dec. 20, 1876, at Union City, Pa. She is unmarried 
and lives with her father. 



Fourth and Succeeding Generations. 87 

85. 

HEMAN ROWLEY, son of Elijah C, b. Jan. 31, 1847, at 
Corning, N. Y. ; m. to Frances C. , dau. of Joseph and Sabra 
(Hartwell) LesHe, at Titusville, Pa. She was b. April 13, 
1849, at Jamestown, N. Y. He d. Oct. 5, 1897, at Danville, 
Ind., and is buried at Deckerville, Mich. She lives at 193 Swiss 
St., Cleveland, O. 

They had the following children : — 

i. Mandy a., b. Feb. 19, 1874, in Poughkeepsie ; d. Nov. 27, 1876, 

and is buried at Millerstown, Pa. 
ii. BiRDY B., b. Dec. 17, 1S76, at Millerstown ; m. Aug. 13, 1900, to W. 

B. Fisher, at Cleveland, O. They have : — ( i ) Francis A. , b. April 

23, 1901 ; (ii) Mildred May, b. May 5, 1905. 
iii. Percy H., b. Jan. 23, 1878, at Parker City, Pa. 
iv. Frances B., b. Dec. 24, 18S0, at Port Huron ; m. Sept. 21, 1899, to 

Harry B. Phillips, at Cleveland, O. 

WILLIAM ROWLEE, son of Jonathan S., b. Sept. 7, 1842, 
at Sugar Hill, Orange Township, Steuben Co., N. Y. ; m. Oct. 
II, 1869, to Priscilla, dau. of Daniel and Sally (Cady) Bump, at 
Beaver Dams, N. Y. He was a farmer. They moved in March, 
1877, to Kings Valley, Oregon, but returned in 1900 and lived 
at Po.st Creek Station, where he d. March 15, 1904. He is 
buried in Moreland Cem., Town of Dix, Schuyler Co., N. Y. 
They had no children. 

87. 

HARLOW ROWLEE, son of Jonathan S., b. July i, 1852, at 
Post Creek ; m. ist, Dec. 31, 1876, to Lodelia Elizabeth, dau. of 
Robt. R. and Henrietta (Southard) Hammond, at Post Creek, 
Shed. June 26, 1889, aged 32 years; m. 2d, Oct. 2, 1890, to 
Cynthia, dau. of Andrew Jackson and Mary Lousetta (Ross) 
Clark, at Corning, N. Y. He is a carpenter and cabinet worker, 
and has been for many years in the employ of the N. Y. Central 
R. R. as foreman in that department. He lives at Corning. By 
his 2d wife, he had one child : — 
i. Dei<i.a C. , who died an infant. 



88 Henian Roivlee a)id his Descendants. 

88. 

JONATHAN SHEPPARD ROWLEE, Jr., son of Jonathan 
S., b. Dec. 3, 1854, at Post Creek ; m. May 16, 1893, to Frank, 
dau. of Andrew Jackson and Mary Lousetta (Ross) Clark, at 
Rose Hill. He is a carpenter and lives at Corning, N. Y. They 
have three children : — 

i. Howard C, b. Sept. 27, 1894. 
ii. Roy E., b. April 6, 1S96. 
iii. Edwin J., b. Sept. 22, 1904. 

89. 

ELVINA ROWLEE, dau. of Jonathan S., b. Sept. 15, 1857, 
at Post Creek ; m. April 13, 1880, to William E., son of Alford 
and Jerusha (Wolverton) Crosson, at Post Creek, N. Y. He d. 
Nov. 9, 1899, at his home in Corning, and is buried in Hornby 
Oldfield Cem. They had one child : — 
i. L,ii<Y, who d. an infant. 

90, 

LYDIA JANE HATHAWAY, dau. of Millicent (Rowlee), b. 
April 16, 1S42, at Corning, N. Y.; m. April 4, 1858, to John 
Harris Little. 

They have seven children living and two deceased : — 

i. Alice, b. Oct. 31, 1S5S, at New Lebanon, 111.; m. ist, March 31, 
1875, to Frank E. Thrall ; 2d, in 1884 to James Otis Harndon. 
She lives in San Francisco and has one child living and one de- 
ceased by first husband, (i) Frank, b. Nov. 4, 1875; m. June 
14, 1898, to Estelle May Fairfieki. They have one child : — Frank, 
Jr.,h. May 18, 1902, at San Francisco, Calif.; (ii. ) Jessie Loretta, 
b. 18S0, d. July 2, 1881. 
ii. Catherine, b. Jan. 2, 1861, at Sycamore ; m. Jan. 2, 1884, to John 
Henry Clark, at Sycamore. They live in Irving Park, Chicago, 
and have two children : — (i) Marjorie Estel, b. April 25, 1887 ; 
(ii) Donald Hathaway, b. Aug. 5, 1890. 

iii. Mary, b. May 13, 1863, at Sycamore ; m. June 9, 1886, to Charles 
Fremont Negley at Sycamore. They have: — (i) Guy Perry, b. 
Sept. 24, 1S92 ; (ii) Jane Hathaway, b. March 31, 1895. 

iv. Anna, b. May 28, 1865, at Sycamore ; m. Sept. 10, 1885, to Charles 
Francis Martin, and lives at Sycamore, 111. They have : — (i) 
Harry Little, b. July 2, 1887 ; (ii) Ross Floyd, and (iii) Bliss, 
twins, b. Nov. 6, 1888. Bliss d. June 7, 1889. 



Fourth and Succeeding Generations. 89 

V. Annas, b. May 28, 1865; m. Anna Purseon of Wabash, Ind., May 
28, 1888. He lives in Indianapolis, and has: — (i) Harry, b. Oct. 
22, 1890. 
vi. Infant son, b. May 30, 1867 ; d. June i, 1867. 
vii. Jennie, b. May 20, 1868. 

viii. Harry Ross, b. March 3, 1877 ; d. Oct. 22, 1880. 
ix. Chari^es Edwin, b. July 3, 1883. 

91. 

NATHAN ROWI.ee HATHAWAY, b. Nov. 30, 1843, at 
Corning, N. Y.; m. ist, to Orpha Maria Smith, at Sycamore, 
111., and 2nd, March 26, 1884, to Emily Jane Smith, at Spring- 
field, S. D. 

Of the first marriage there were born : — 

i. John, b. Aug. 9, 1870, at New Lebanon, 111.; m. Oct. 4, 1894, to 
Lula E. Woodworth, at Sioux City, and has : — (i) Harold, b. June 
17, 1895, at Sioux City, Iowa; (ii) Ruth, b. 1903. 

ii. Minnie, b. Feb. 16, 1877, at Brush Creek, Iowa; m. Feb. 4, 1897. 
at Sioux City, Iowa, to John Kudrle. They have : — (i) Clyde, b, 
June I, 1898; (ii) Nathan Leroy, b. Feb. 13, 1899; (iii) Dwight, 
b. Aug. 21, 1901 ; (iv) a dau. 

Nathan Rowlee Hathaway had three children by his second 

wife : 

iii. Nathan R. , b. Dec. 25, 1891 ; d. Dec. 31, 1891. 
iv. Infant, b. and d. July 11, 1894. 
v. Mii,r,iCENT, b. July 12, 1899, at Sioux City, Iowa. 

92. 

MARY ABIGAIL HATHAWAY, dau. of Millicent (Rowlee), 
b. March 4, 1846, at Corning, N. Y.; m, Jan. i, 1866, to Nor- 
man, son of Justus Preston, at Sycamore, 111. They live at 
Sycamore, and have one dau. : — 

i. SiNA MiivWCENT, b. Aug. 31, 1872, in Genoa Township, DeKalb 
Co., 111.; m. June 8, 1898, to Howard M., son of Wm. Frantz, at 
Sycamore. He was b. June 10, 1872. They have: — (i) Mila 
Alida, b. Aug. 27, 1901, in Irving Park, Chicago, 111. 

93. 

AIvONZO EDWIN HATHAWAY, son of Millicent (Rowlee), 

b. Nov. 6, 1852, at New lycbanon. 111.; m. ist. in 1871, to Anna 

M. Caffrey, at Chicago; 2d, Dec. 5, 1891, to Minnie Beacham, 

at Sioux City. He lives at Sioux City, and had two children : — 

i. Frank, b. 1878, in Chicago, d. 1880. 

ii. Emma, b. 1882, in Chicago. 



90 Fourth and Succeeding Generations. 

94. 

JOEL HATHAWAY, son of Millicent (Rowlee), b. Sept 13, 
1858, at New Lebanon. 111.; m. ist, Sept., 1880, to Mary Jane 
Stutenroth, at Naperville, 111.; 2d, March 24, 1892, to Jessie A. 
Smith, at Tyndall, S. D. He is a farmer and lives near Sioux 
City. He has the following children : — 

By his first wife : — 

i. Harry, b. Feb. 24. 1884. 
ii. Edwin, b. Sept. 7, 1887. 

By his 2d wife : — 

iii. Jennie Adelia, b. Feb. 27, 1893. at Sioux City, Iowa, 
iv. Ralph Frederick, b. Aug. 6, 1894, at Sioux City. 
V. AlviCE E. , b. Jan. 16, 1897, at Sioux City. 
vi. Emily Jane, b. Nov. 29, 1900. at Sioux City. 
vii. Phoebe Belle, b. Jan. 5, 1903, at Sioux City, 
viii. Florence, b. March 12, 1905, near Sioux City. 



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Fourth and Succeeding Ge?ieraHons. 93 

95. 

SHUBAEIv E. ROWIvEE, son of John C, b. Oct. 22, 1836 ; 
m. ist, to Caroline V., dau. of Bostwick Reynolds, at Volney. 
Shed. March 25, 1858, without children ; 2nd, Feb. i, 1859, to 
Marion Emily, dau. of Eli and Sarah Ann (Gregg) Distin, at 
Volney. She d. May 14, 1907, and is buried in White Cem., 
Ira, N. Y. He is a retired farmer and merchant and lives in 
Fulton. They have four children : — 

i. John Eu, b. Oct. 25, 1859, at Volney; m. ist, March 24, 1881, to 
Francelia, dau. of Jacob Miller, at Hannibal, N. Y., and had : — 
(i) Emma, b. July 4, 1887, at Hannibal, and (ii) Maude Ethel, 
b. Aug. 31, 1891, at Hannibal. She d. March 28, 1898. Hem. 
2nd, Eldora ( Randall ) Wilson, dau. of Daniel Randall. 

ii. Jennie S., b. Feb. 15, 1865, at Volney; m. March 28, 1889, to Bur- 
ton H., son of Henry S. Greenfield, at Hannibal Centre. She 
lives in Syracuse. Has no children. 

iii. Caroi^ine May, b. March iS, 1872, at Volney ; m. Oct. 2, 1889, to 
Alonzo W., son of Warren D. Hannum, of Hannibal. They 
have one dau.: — (i) Lottie Mary, b. April 13, 1890. 

iv. Anna Louise, b. July i, 1879, at South Hannibal ; m. Nov. 4, 1894, 
to Myron F., son of Frederick Foster, of Fulton, N. Y. They 
have two children : — (i) Ralph Rowlee, b. Nov. 13, 1898, and (ii) 
Leon Francis, b. Nov. i, 1900, at Fulton. 

96. 

VIRGIIv ROWLEE, son of John C, b. Jan. 3, 1839, at 
Volney, N. Y. ; m. ist, Dec. 27, i860, to Sarah Jane Cole, at 
Volney. She d. Jan. 26, 1864, without issue ; 2d, Oct. 16, 1867, 
to Julia, dau. of Joseph Cole. He is a farmer and lives on his 
father's place. He was Corp. in Co. A 184th Regt., and was in 
the battle of Cedar Creek. 

They have the following children : — 

i. Ernest, b. July 21, 1868, at Volney, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 22, 1890, to 
Grace, dau. of Wm. N. and Lydia (Cone) Osborn. He is a 
farmer in Volney. They have two sons: — (i) William Ross, b. 
Feb. 12, 1896, at Volney, and (ii) Carlton Virgil, b. Oct. 6, 1898, 
at Volney. 
ii. Earl, b. Nov. 20, 1876, at Volney ; m. Nov. 28, 1894, to Nellie, dau. 
of Eli Delos and Jane (Hudgins) Distin. He lives with his father. 
Children: — (i) *Kenneth E., b. June 8, 1905 ; (ii) Margaret J., 
b. Feb. 13, 1907, at Volney. 
iii. Ci,AUDE E., b. April 17, 1883; d. Aug. 15, 1884. 

♦Adopted son. 



94 Hemayi Rowlee and his Descendants. 

97. 

BYRON C. ROWLEY, son of Charles S., b. July 23, 1848, at 
Kent, O.; m. in 1875, to Inez, dau. of Chas. H. and Kate Pierce, 
at Jackson, Mich.; d. at Jackson, Jan. 10, 1904, and buried in 
Mt. Evergreen Cemetery, Had no children. 

98. 

CLARK R. ROWLEY, son of Chas. S., b. June 18, 1850, at 
Cleveland, O.; m. June 30, 1884, to Daisy H., dau. of William 
and Ella G. Holmes, at Niles, Mich. He is a dentist at Niles. 

Their children are : — 

i. JBANNETTE, b. April 20, 1885, at Niles, Mich. 

ii. Raymond, b. April 10, 1887, at Chicago, 111. 
iii. Arthur Clark, b. Feb. 14, 1890, at Chicago, 
iv. Julia Holmes, b. May 20, 1893, at Chicago. 

V. Robert Burdette. b. Sept. 16, 1900, at Niles. 

99. 

HATTIE A. ROWLEY, dau. of Chas. S., b. March 5, 1856, at 

Cleveland; m. June 30, 1885, to Chas. W., son of John and 

Elizabeth Cruson, at Jackson, Mich., where they now reside. 

Their children are : — 

i. DURMOTT R., b. April 4, 1886, at Jackson, 
ii. Florence S., b. Aug. 14, 1S87, at Jackson. 

100. 

NELLIE F. ROWLEY, dau. of Chas. S., b. Jan. 13, 1859, at 
Otsego, Mich.; m. Aug. 7, 1892, to Wm. C, son of John and 
Elizabeth Cruson, at Jackson, Mich., where they reside. 

Children :— 

i. Ethel J., b. June 2, 1S94 ; d. Nov. 4, 1896 ; bur. in Woodlawn Cem., 

Jackson, 
ii. H. Almah, b. June 24, 1897, at Jackson. 

JOI. 

DURMOTT ROWLEY, son of Charles S., b. July lo, 1863, 
at Decatur, Mich. 



Fourth atid Siicceeding Generations. 95 

102. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON ROWLEE, JR., son of George 

Washington, b. Sept. 9, 1836, at Volney, N. Y.; m. Dec. 25, 

1859, to Sarah Cornelia, dau. of Eli and Sarah Ann (Gregg) 

Distin, at Volne3^ They Hved in Volney. He d. Nov. 5, 1862, 

at Volney, and is buried at Mt. Pleasant Ceni. They had one 

child :— 

i. WiLLARD WiNFiEivD, b. Dec. 15, 1861, at Volney, N. Y.; m. Dec. 
22, 1887, to Libbie May, dau. of William Burr and Lucy Mary 
(Hinman) Howard, at Fulton, N. Y. He is Professor of Botany 
at Cornell University. They live at Ithaca, and have : — (i) 
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 31, 1894, at Ithaca; (ii) Howard Emmons, b. 
May 18, 1898, at Ithaca ; (iii) An infant, b. May 18, 1898 ; d. 2 
days old; (iv) Silence May, b. April 4, 1899, at Ithaca. 

103. 

NATHAN ROWLEE, son of George W., b. 1838, at Volney ; 
d. unmarried at Georgetown, D. C, Dec. 22, 1862. Buried in 
Mt. Pleasant Cem. Served in the War of the Rebellion. Cor- 
poral in Co. A, 147th Regiment. Enlisted Aug. 21, 1862. 
Body brought home by his father. For hardships of this regi- 
ment see Johnson's Hist, of Oswego Co., p. 83. 

J 04. 

JASPER NEWTON ROWEEE, son of George W., b. Jan. 23, 
1847, at Volney ; m. Jan. 23, 1866, to Sarah C. (Distin) Rowlee, 
widow of George W. Rowlee, Jr. Eives upon his father's farm. 

Children : — 

i. George Nathan, b. Nov. 3, 1866, at Volney ; m. 1888 to Mary 
Alice, dau. of John E. and Catherine (Herkimer) Demott, of 
Niles, Mich. Children:— (i) Paul Demott, b. Feb. 2, 1890, at 
Fulton, N. Y.; d. April 2, 1890; (ii) Lottie June, b. June 2, 1891, 
at Fulton ; (iii) Katharine Claire, b. June 28, 1894, at Niles. 
They live at Niles. 

ii. MaIvVina Josephine, b. Feb. 28, 1870, at Volney ; m. Nov. 24, 
1887, to Lewis, son of John and Rebecca ( Bartlett) Ives, at Volney, 
where they live. Their children were all b. at Volney. (i) 
Howard Jasper, b. Aug. 24, 1888 ; (ii) Maud Lucinda, b. Aug. 19, 
1890; (iii) Willard Lewis, b. Aug. 7, 1892; (iv) Sarah Grace, b. 
Oct. 8, 1899 ; d. April 28, 1900. 

iii. Washington Eugene, b. April 25, 1876, at Volney ; m. Nov. 18, 
1894, to Jennie M., dau. of Albert Dewey. He was a soldier in 
the Spanish- American war, and d. Jan. 20, 1900, from complica- 
tions after typhoid fever contracted in the service. He had one 
dau: — (i) Leitha Alice, b. May 23, 1896, at Fulton. 

iv. Delos DemoTI', b. Dec. 19, 1885, at Volney. 



96 Heman Rowlee arid his Descendants. 

JOS. 

CHARLES WESLEY OSBORN, son of Harriet (Rowlee), 
b. Aug. 27, 1835, at Volney, N. Y.; m. June i, 1862, to Lucy 
Lavantia, dau. of George and Lucy (Mitchell) Bartholomew, at 
Fulton. He was a farmer and lived in Volney ; d. July 3, 1902. 

His children were : — 

i. Chas. Ai^fred, b. Nov. 16, 1866, at Volney ; m. April 10, 1889, to 
Ada Belle, dau. of John and Sarah (Cooper) Dugan. They 
have: — (i) Myron Weber, b. Feb. 25, 1890, at Ira, Cayuga Co., 
N. Y. 

ii. Allan Livingston, b. Aug. 19, 1872, at Volney ; m. Dec. 20, 1891, 
to Lucy Bernice, dau. of Eli Delos and Jane (Hudgins) Distin. 
They have the following children all born at Volney, N. Y. : — 
(i) Ruth Abby, b. Nov. 13, 1892 ; (ii) Bernice Carol, b. Dec. 25, 
1893; (iii) Mark Clayton, b. July 13, 1895; (iv) Mead Clinton, b. 
Aug. 10, 1896; (v) Dorcas Molly, b. Dec. 27, 1898; (vi) Leila 
Distin, b. Nov. 29, 1901 ; (vii) Homer Wesley, b. July 27, 1906. 

iii. Inda Dayre, b. Feb. 27, 1884, at Volney ; m. July 5, 1901, to Ernest 
R., son of George and Susan (Greenman) Gibson. They have: — 
(i) Bertha Doris, b. Sept. 29, 1902, at Scriba ; d. May 2, 1907, 
accidentally burned to death ; (ii) Allan Ernest, b. Feb. 13, 1904, 
at Scriba. 

J 06. 

WILLIAM NATHAN OSBORN, son of Harriet (Rowlee), 
b. May 29, 1837, at Volney, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 23, 1861, to Lydia 
Anna, dau. of Almon and Betsy (Gregg) Cone, at Volney ; d. 
Feb. 8, 1896, and buried in Mt. Adnah Cem., Fulton, N. Y. He 
was a farmer of Volney. 

They had three daughters : — 

i. Eunice Sedate, b. Dec. 23, 1863, at Volney ; m. Oct. 29, 1884, to 
Harry T. , son of Lindsay A. and Hepsibah ( Hewitt ) Seymour, at 
Volney ; d. March 24, 1885, without children. 

ii. Grace, b. July 13, 1870, at Volney ; m. Oct. 22, 1890, to Ernest, son 
of Virgil and Julia (Cole) Rowlee, at Volney. They have two 
boys : — (i) William Ross, b. Feb. 12, 1896, at Volney ; (ii) Carlton 
Virgil, b. Oct. 6, 1898, at Volney. 

iii. Bessie Maude, b. May 19, 1875, at Volney ; m. Oct. 31, 1900, to 
Chas. Webb, son of J. A. and Marion (Webb) Johnson. Lives in 
Fulton. 



Fourth and Succeeding Generations. 97 

107. 

LOVINA HARRIET OSBORN, dau. of Harriet (Rovvlee), 
b. July I, 1839, at Volney, N. Y. ; m. Nov. 7, i860, to Ira A., 
son of Peter and Eleanor Sperry, at Volney. He was a soldier 
in the Rebellion in the 147th Regt., and d. in Wa.shington in 
1862 of typhoid fever. They had one dau.: — 

\. Harriet Eleanor, b. Sept. 5, 1861, at Volney, N. Y. ; m. Aug. 26, 
1884, to Wm. T., son of Burrill and Keziah Brown. He is a 
lawyer in Indianapolis. No children. 

108. 

ELIZA PRISCIELA OSBORN, dau. of Harriet (Rowlee), b. 
June 15, 1841, at Volney, N. Y.; m. March 31, 1868, to H. 
Edgar, son of Truman and Sally (Cooper) Skeel, at Volney. 
He d. Nov. 3, 1900. They had three children : — 

i. WilIyIAM Harlow, b. March 20, 1869, at Volney ; m. Sept. 30, 
1892, to Mary E., dau. of De Elton and Elizabeth Joslyn, at 
North Scriba, N. Y. They had :— (i) Ina E., b. Dec. 31, 1892, at 
Providence, R. I. ; d. Aug. 23, 1894. 
ii. Blanche lyOViNA, b. Feb. 28, 1876, at Volney, N. Y. ; m. March 5, 
1895, to Chester E., son of George and Jane (Merton) Ives, at 
Minetto, N. Y. They have:— (i) Hazel B., b. Oct. 6, 1899, at 
Fulton ; (ii) Earl Chester, and (iii) Enna Belle, twins, b. Jan. 18, 
1904, at Volney. 
iii. Clarence Ray, b. Feb., 1878, at Volney. He lives with his 
mother. 

109. 

JOHN C. OSBORN, son of Harriet (Rowlee), b. Oct. 22, 
1843, at Volney ; m. to Myra Taylor, at Victory, N. Y. He 
lives near Camden, N. Y., and has two children : — 

i. Myron D'Elton, b. June 3, 1878 ; m. June 7, 1902, to Eva Coe, of 
Amboy. They have one dau. : — (i) Myra, b. Aug. 15, 1904. 

ii. Harriet Lovina, b. Aug. 27, 1881 ; m. July 29, 1901, to Fred 
lacholtz, of Amboy. They have one son: — (i) Glenn Osborn, 
b. July 26, 1903. 

no. 

ANSON JAMES OSBORN, son of Harriet (Rowlee), b. 
March 12, 1846, at Volney; in. March 25, 1868, to Emma 
Bennett, at Fulton, N. Y. He was a .soldier in Co. A, 184th 

7 



98 Henian Rowlee and his Descendants . 

Regt., in the Civil War ; City Superintendent and Alderman in 
Fulton ; now attendant at State Museum at Albany. 
Their children are as follows : — 

i. Charles Bennett, b. Aug. 22, 1875 ; d. May 9, 1878. 

ii. J.\MES Anson, b. June 20, 1877, at Palermo, N. Y. ; m. Nov. 30, 
1899, to Ida, dau. of Frank and Chloa (Mann) Harwood, and 
live at New Haven, Conn. He is an employee of the Westchester 
Repeating Arms Co. They have: — (i) Earl Albert, b. April 5, 
1901, at Syracuse, N. Y. ; (ii) Anson James, b. May 27, 1905, at 
Middlefield, Conn.; (iii) Chloa Emmaline, b. Aug. 5, 1906, at 
Middlefield. 

iii. Emm.Al Florence, b. Dec. 16, 1S78, at Fulton, N. Y. ; m. July 25, 
1896, to Harry A. Marden, of Fulton. Th-y have: — (i) Arthur 
Osboru ; (ii) Dorothy Emma. 

iv. Ralph Waldo, b. Nov. 12, 1880, at Fulton, N. Y. ; m. Nov. 10, 
1904, to Carrie, dau. of Gustave and Rosina Grauer Thumm, 
at Norwich, Conn. They live at New Haven, Conn. He is an 
employee of the W. R. A. Co. He has: — (i) Wm. James, b. 
March 15, 1906, at Norwich, Conn. 

AIvMON OSBORN, .son of Harriet (Rowlee). b. Nov. 18, 
1849, at Volney ; m. ist, Nov. 14, 1874, to Sarah Elizabeth 
Patmore ; m. 2nd, Oct. 26, 1891, to Nellie E. Tinker. He is a 
farmer and lives on his parents' homestead. 

By his first wife he has the following children : — 

i. Charles ; m. Aug., 1905, to Beryl Montague, 
ii. Erwin. 
iii. Mabel; m. May 31, 1907, to Jesse Laribee, Lowville, N. Y. 

LEONARD BURR ROWLEE, son of Nathan, b. Aug. 2, 
1849, at Volney Center ; m. ist, June 13, 1869, to Alice, dau. of 
Harry and Jane Clark ; m. 2nd, to Stella Taylor. Lives in 
Fulton. 

By his first wife he had : — 

i. Fred Nathan, b. 1870, at De.xters Corners ; m. .\pril 12, 1893, to 
Georgia Sails, at Bridgeport, N. Y. ; d. Dec. 28, 1893. No 
children, 
ii. Ev.^LiNE, b. 1872, at Fulton, N. Y. ; m. Dec. 20, 1891, to Hudson P., 
son of J. W. Snyder, at Mount Pleasant; d. Oct., 1892. 

By his second wife, one son : — 
iii. Asa S., b. May 30, 1887, at Fulton. 



Fourth aiid Succeediyig Generations. 99 

U3. 

HERBERT ROWEEE, son of Nathan, b. 1851, at Volney ; 
m., 1880, to Anna Brown. 

They live in Fulton and have one son : — 
i. Nathan. 

114. 

ALBERT A. ROWLEE, son of Esquire, b. Nov. 18, 1845, 
at Volney ; m. ist, Nov. 13, 1867, to Addie, dau. of Jonathan 
and Rebecca Bentley, at Volney. She d. Dec. 16, 1884; m. 2d, 
June 3, 1 89 1, to Addie, dau. of Gordon D. and Hannah F. Ball, 
at Volney. She d. June 10, 1898, and he m. 3d, Feb. 21, igoo, 
Estella, dau. of Wm. D. and Sarah E. Cole. He is a farmer 
and owned and managed his father's farm for a time. He now 
lives in Fulton. 

He had children by his first wife only. 

i. Luna Adelaide, b. vSept. 19, 1868. at Mt. Pleasant, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 
15, 1890, to George H., son of Joel and Mary (Sammons) Wright, 
at Volney, N. Y. Lives in Watertown and has no children, 
ii. Edith Evelyn, b. Sept. 26, 1873, at Mt. Pleasant ; m. Feb. 13, 
1S96, to Harr>- L.,son of James and Julia E. Waugh, and they 
live in Fulton. She was accidentally drowned in 1906. They 
have : — (i) Lillias Evelyn, b. Dec. 2, 1896, at Fulton ; (ii) Julia 
Alberta, b. Sept. 17, 1899; d. June 20, 1900; (iii) Helen Isabel, 
b. Feb. II, 1901, at Fulton. 

US. 

BURDETTE D. ROWEEE, son of Esquire, b. July 11, 1847, 
at Volney, N. Y.; m. Sept. 15, 1881, to Julia E., dau. of Edward 
Killam, at Thompsonville, Ct.; d. at Beaufort, N. C, Nov. i, 
1903. He was a teacher in the West and South. They had no 
children. Julia E. Rowlee d. at Beloit, Ala., Feb. 11, 1907. 

U6. 

BYRON ESQUIRE ROWLEE, son of Esquire, b. June 6, 
1852, at Volney, N. Y.; m. Sept. 10, 1878, to Ella, dau. of 
Gaylord and Ann (Griswold) Moore, at Palermo, N. Y. He is 
a hardware merchant in Wichita, Kansas. 

Their children are : — 



loo Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

i. Fred Gaylord, b. Feb. 7, 1881, at Syracuse, N. Y. ; d. Aug. 12, 

1883. Buried in Mount Adnah Cem., Fulton, 
ij. Maud, b. Oct. 18, 1884, at Garden Plain, Kas. 
iii. Byron Esquire, Jr., b. Feb. 19, 1886, at Garden Plain, Kan.; d. 

Jan. 4, 1904, at Wichita, Kan. Buried at Wichita, 
iv. Fi,OYD Burdette, b. Dec. 30, 1889, at Wichita, Kan. 

n7. 

HEMAN ELMER, son of Dorothy (Rowlee), b. July 20, 1845, 
at Volney, N. Y.; m. Feb. 27, 1876, to Mary E., dau. of Sidney 
E. Gilbert, at Centerville, N. Y. He was a soldier in the Civil 
War, He changed his name about 1870, to Willis H. Ellsworth, 
and now lives in Union Springs, N. Y. 

He has one son : — 

i. Sidney E., b. April 6, 1880, at Levanna, N. Y.; m. April 8, 1903, to 
Mayme D., dau. of Chester Fessenden, at Union Springs. 

U8. 

FANNIE ELMER, dau. of Dorothy (Rowlee), b. June 24, 
1857, at Fulton, N. Y.; m. Nov. 27, 1878, to Chas. Nicholas, 
son of Nicholas and Cornelia (Hart) Tompkins. They live at 
Minetto, N. Y., and have the following children : — 

i. Dora, b. Apr. 3, 1880, at Minetto; d. Mar. 12, 1884; bur. at Mt. 

Pleasant Cem. 
ii. Wn,Lis E., b. April 4, 1883, at Minetto ; m. Mar. 20, 1904, at Fulton, 
N. Y., to Lottie M., dau. of Frank J. Parkhurst. They live at 
Syracuse, N. Y., and have: — (i) Emma L., b. June 23, 1905. 
iii. Emma L., b. Sept. 6, 1889, at Minetto; d. Apr. 22, 1902; bur. at 
Mt. Pleasant Cem. 

119. 

ALONZO B. ROWLEE, sou of Heman, b. vSept. 30, 1846, at 
Volney ; m. Dec. 18, 1867, to Amanda, dau. of Truman and 
Sally (Cooper) Skeel, at Volney. He was a soldier in the Civil 
War, ist Sergeant in the 184th Regiment. Is a farmer in 
Volney. 

They have four children : — 

i. Charxes Wii,i.iams, b. Dec. 28, 1873, at Redfield, N. Y. ; m. April 
8, 1896, to Rhoda, dau. of John W. and Elizabeth (Kellogg) 
Distin, at Volney. They have : — (i) Evelyn E., b. Feb. 15, 1897, 



Fourth and Succeediyig Generations. loi 

at Volney ; (ii) Elon K., b. Dec. 9, 1898, at Volney ; (iii) Esther 
D., b. Nov. 12, 1901, at Volney, and (iv) ErmaF., b. Aug. 20, 

1905- 
ii. Grace S., b. June 23, 1879, at Redfield, N. Y. ; m. June 14, 1897, to 
Earl, son of Frederick Foster, at Volney. They have : — (i) Pearl 
A., b. Nov. 7, 1899, at Volney ; (ii) Mabel P., b. Oct. 17, 1906. 

iii. Melvin, b. Jan. 27, 1882, at Redfield. 

iv. Gertrude, b. Sept. 10, 1893, at Volney. 

120. 

JAY O. ROWLEE, son of Heman, b. Oct. 17, 1861, at Vol- 
ney ; m. July 3, 1888, to Nina, dau. of Wm. Johnson, at Volney. 
He d. Oct. 9, 1897, and is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cem. 

They had the following children, all born at Volney : — 

i. Erwin, b. Dec. 20, 1889. 
ii. Janett. 
iii. Clayton W. 



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Fourth and Succeeding Generatiojis . 103 

MX. 

ELIZABETH S. BLAUVELT, dau. of Elijah R., b. Nov. 17, 
1828, at Lake Wesaiiking ; m. Nov. 17, 1850, to Joseph Onan, 
at Liberty Corners. He d. Oct. 27, 1890, at Towauda, Pa., and 
is buried in Lake Wesauking Cem. They lived in Hornbrook, 
Bradford Co., Pa.; and had two children : — 

i. Phila ArpaTi.\, b. Feb. 17, 1864, at Rome, Pa., and d. May 3, 1882, 
at Towanda, and buried in Lake Wesauking Cem. 

ii. CaroIvINE, b. Aug. 2, 1868, at Wysox, Pa.; m. Jan. 24, 1888, to 
Dewitt C. Fox, at Monroetown. They live at Hornbrook and 
have three children : — (i) Charles, b. Sept. 10, 1892, at Liberty 
Comers, Pa.; (ii) Hazel, b. Oct. 4, 1897, at Liberty Corners ; (iii) 
Harry, b. vSept. 17, 1898; d. Dec. 23, 1898. 

122. 

JOSEPH CHARLES BLAUVELT, son of Elijah R., b. June 
17, 1830 ; m. to Mariette Smith. They had two children, both 
of whom died without leaving descendants : — 
i. Charles. 
ii. Marion. 

123. 

CAROLINE HELEN BLAUVELT, dau. of Elijah R., b. 
April 13, 1832, at Wysox, Pa.; m. Oct. 15, 1856, to Rev. James 
Selden Fausey, at Wysox. He w^as son of Henry and Hannah 
(Bowman) Fausey, and was b. Nov. 22, 1835. vShe d. July 22, 
1898, at Syracuse, N. Y., and is buried at Westfield, Pa. They 
had three children : — 

i. Addie Helen, b. Aug. 29, 1857, at Towanda, Pa.; m. Aug. 27, 1S81, 
to Frank Zavier, son of Alvis and Crescence (Lang) Yeager, b. 
May 17, 1855, at New York City. They live at Westfield, Pa., 
and have four children : — (i) Pearl Helen, b. June 4, 1882, at 
Westfield; (ii) Grace Antoinette, b. Sept. 29, 1884, at Westfield; 
m. to James Lyn Mattison ; they live at 158 Gibbs St., Rochester, 
N. Y.; (iii) Theresa Marie, b. Oct. 2, 1886, at Westfield; (iv) 
Edna Caroline, b. July 13, 1890, at Hancock, N. Y. 

ii. Ann Eliz.\beth, b. Jan. i, 1859, at Athens, Pa.; m. Jan. i, 1879, to 
John L. , son of John H. Allen, at Elmira, N. Y. They live in 
Elmira and have six children, all born in Elmira : — (i) Frank H., 
b. March 8, 1880; (ii) Edwin L.. b. Sept. 24, 18S1 ; (iii) Helen 
Jeanette, b. March 15, 18S3; (iv) Ethel Isabel, b. Nov. 2, 1885; 



I04 Heman Rotvlee a7id his Descenda7its. 

(v) Walter Roy, b. Aug. i6, 1888; (vi) James Percy, b. March 3, 
1890. 
iii. John RowLEE, b. March 19, 1870, at Elmira, N. Y. ; m. Dec. 26, 
1S99, to Lena May, dau. of John Leroy and Delette (Cook) Corbin, 
at Syracuse, N. Y. He is a teacher and lives at 2 Lincoln St., 
Springfield, Mass. 

124. 

ELIJAH SPENCER BLAUVELT, son of Elijah R., b. Oct. 
7, 1838 ; m. to Elizabeth Horton. They lived at Bloomington, 
Neb., and have children. 

J 25. 

WILEIAM COMPTON BEAUVELT, sou of Elijah R., b. 
Nov. 18, 1846 ; m. June 8, 1871, to Maria, dau. of Joseph and 
Sally (Hammond) Cooper, at Elmira, N. Y. They live at N. 
Chemung, N. Y., and have two children : — 

i. Joseph, b. April 17, 1875, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. April i, 1899, to 
Myrtle, dau. of George Inman, at N. Chemung. He is an attend- 
ant at the Willard State Hospital, 
ii. George, b. Oct. 24, 1883, at N. Chemung ; m. Jan. i, 1905, to Cora 
Williams, at N. Chemung. They live at Sayre, Pa. 

J 26. 

SARAH BEAUVELT, dau. of Elijah R., b. April 5, 1848, at 
Monroetown, Pa.; m. Nov. 10, 1870, to George Washington, 
son of Amasa and Julia (Swain) Drake, at Chemung, N. Y. He 
is postmaster at E. Elmira, where they reside. 

They have four children : — 

i. Frank, b. June 22, 1871, at Chemung ; d. at 3 years of age. 

ii. CtARA Jennings, b. April 22, 1873. at Chemung; m. Aug. 9, 1899, 
to Win. B., son of Carlton Priest, at Elmira, N. Y. 

iii. Agnes Mary, b. Sept. 4, 1878, at Chemung ; m. Nov. 10, 1896, 
to La Verne, son of George Dyer, at Wellsburg. They have : — 
(i) Mary Adaline, b. Aug. 11, 1900; d. young. 

iv. Mabel Ethei., b. Sept. 10, 1S82, at Lowman, N. Y. 

Ml. 

JOHN AMOS BEAUVELT, sou of Elijah R., b. Dec. 28, 

1865, at Wysox, Pa.; m. April 20, 1887, to Elizabeth, dau. of 

John Crowley, at Waverly, N. Y. They live at Hornell, N. Y., 

and have : — 

i. Ernest C, b. June 16, 1888, at New York, 
ii. Julia E., b. vSept. 14, 1895, at Hornell. 
iii. John J., b. Nov. 7, 1899, at Hornell. 



FoJirth and Succeeding Generations. 105 

J28. 

CHARLES HENRY BLAUVEET, son of Elijah R., b. Feb. 
8, 1869, at Chemung ; m. Dec. 8, 1901, to Mary Ellen McNamee, 
at Leavenworth, Ka.s. They live at 503 W. 146th St., New 
York City. He is a structural iron worker. 

J 29. 

MARIA SMITH, dau. of Jane, b. Dec. 30, 1825 ; m. to Geo. 

E. Sanders. She d. at Chemung, March 12, 1864. 

They had one dau.: — 

i. Harriet, b. July 22, 1857, at Chemung; m. Aug. 29, 1900, to Curtis 
L. Benjamin, at Waverly, N. Y. Her address is Chestnut Street, 
Sayre, Pa. 

J 30. 

MARY ANN SMITH, dau. of Jane (Blauvelt), b. April 28, 
1828 ; m. to Miles C. Baldwin. She d. Feb. 14, 1903, at 
Binghamton, and is buried in Chemung, N. Y. They had five 
children : — 

i. William Worth, b. Nov. 17, 1847, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. to 
Sarah E. Bennett, at Campbell, N. Y. He lives at Sayre, Pa., 
and has the following children : — (i) Alice Louise, b. Jan, 25, 
1873 I ™- Dec. 31, 1899, to Martin H. Jones. They have : — Mary, 
b. Nov. 12, 1900; (ii) Mary B., b. Nov. 16. 1875 ; m. Jan. 8, 1899, 
to Jacob Dillson, at Elmira. She d. March 7, 1901, and was bur. 
at Chemung. She left one child : — Mildred Ruth, b. Sept. 12, 

1899 ; (iii ) Jennie, b. Sept. 16, ; m. March 24, 1900, to Edwin 

M. Agnor, at Waverly, N. Y. One dau., Thelina, b. Nov. 18, 
1906 ; d. Jan. 6, 1907, bur. in Chemung Cem. ; (iv) Veria, b. Aug. 
8, 1888. 
ii. Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 17, 1849, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. R. D. 
Doolittle. She d. July 8, 1870, at Brattleboro, Vt., and is bur. in 
Chemung Cem. 
iii. Elizabeth Kress, b. April 16, 1852, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. March 
28, 1S77, to Edmund J. Bingham, at Chemung. They have the 
following children : — (i) Adaline L., b. Aug. 12, 1879; (ii) James 
B., b. March 6, 1881 ; (iii) Marion M., b. May 18, 1883; (iv) 
Arthur G.,b. Oct. 19, 1884; (v) Ann Laura, b. Oct. 16, 1886; 
(vi) John L. , b. June 25, 1890. 
iv. Thomas Bernard, b. June 23, 1854, at Chemung, N. Y. ; d. Jan. 24, 

1879, at Chemung, and bur. in Chemung Cem. 
v. James Morg.\n, b. June i, 1865, at Chemung; m. April 28, 1891, to 
Anna L. Beedle, at Hill City, S. D. They live at Brownville, 
N. Y., and have : (i) Mary Willsie, b. March 5, 1892. 



io6 He7na7i Rowlee and his Descendants. 

131. 

LYDIA ANN SMITH, dau. of Jane (Blauvelt), b. Oct. 8, 
(1831); m. to Ira Ticknor. Shed. Feb. 14, 1903, at Avalon, 
Cal., aud is buried in the Los Angeles (Cal.) Cem. They had 
three children : 

i. George, b. Jan. 2, 1S52, at Owego, N. Y. ; m. June 27, 1889, to Liz- 
zie Jagger, at St. Paul, Minn. They have the following; — (i) 
George, Jr. ; (ii) Robert, 
ii. Pascal, b. March 9, 1853, at Owego, N. Y. ; m. 18S3 to Ada Young, 
at Calais, Me. He d. Oct. 24, 1896, at Minneapolis, Minn., and 
is buried there. He left two children : — (i) William Harrison, b. 
Sept., 1884; (ii) Ada Grace, b. June, 1888. 
iii. Etta Marilla, b. Feb. 3, 1862, at Flint, Mich.; m. Sept. 3, 1885. to 
Edwin John Whitney, at Flint, Mich. They have : — (i) Walter 
Ticknor, b. Dec. 26, 1888; (ii) Edwin Pascal, b. Dec. 19, 1896. 

13Z 

LYMAN SMITH, son of Jane (Blauvelt), b. Sept. 29, 1834, 
at Wysox, Pa.; m. Nov. 2, 1858, to Helen, dau. of William Jack- 
son, at Chemung, N. Y. The}- live at Portland, Ore., and have 
three children : 

i. Ele.\nor Louise, b. Nov. 29, 1S59. at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 27, 
1881, to Shearman J., son of Peter LaFrance, at Hood River, Ore. 
They live at 874 E. Salmon St., Portland, Ore., and have: — (i) 
F'ay, b. Oct. 13, 1882, at Hood River; (ii) Mary Helen, b. Oct. 
24, 18S9, at Hood River. 

ii. William J., b. June 16, 1862, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. March 2, 1889, 
to Sarah E. , dau. of Charles S. Gustin, at Astoria, Oregon. They 
live at 690 Water vSt. Portland, Ore., and have the following: — 
(i) Edith A., b. Dec. 9, 1889, at Astoria ; (ii) Helen J., b. Feb. 15, 
1892, at Nehalem, Ore.; (iii) Eleanor, b. June 17, 1893; (iv) Ly. 
man G., b. Dec. iS, 1897, at Hood River; d. Jan. 6, 1899; (v) 
Shearman A., b. Aug. 31, 1893, at Astoria ; d. Aug. 11, 1905. 

iii. Charles Dorrance, b. Aug. 27, 187 1, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. Dec. 
I, 1896, to Josie Hansberry, at Hood River. They live at Casca- 
dilla Locks, Ore., and have the following : — ( i ) Mildred Eleanor, 
b. Nov. I, 1S97, at Hood River; (ii) Doris Muriel, b. April 17, 
1899, at Hood River ; (iii) Edna Maud, b. July 9, 1904, at Steven- 
son, Wash. 

133, 

ADALINE SMITH, dau. of Jane (Blauvelt), b. Aug. 24, 
1838 ; m. to John Lyons. She d. March 2, 1905, at Lockwood, 
N. Y., and is buried in Lockwood Cem. 

They had two children : — 



Fourth and Succeediiig Generations. 107 

i. Myron Cory, b. May 12, i860, at Lockwood, N. Y. ; m. March 15, 
1881, to Minnie E. Vail, at Lockwood. They live at Buffalo, 
N. Y., and have : — (i) Sarah Edna, b. Aug. 12, 1883. 

ii. Albert Smith, b. Dec. 31, 1867, at Lockwood, N. Y. ; m. April 19, 

1902, to May , at Waverly, N. Y. They live at Lockwood, 

and have : — (i) Adaline A., b. Dec. 27, 1906, at Lockwood. 

J34» 

HENRIETTA SMITH, dau. of Jane (Blauvelt), b. Dec. 23, 
1841, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m, Jan. 6, 1870, to Abner Doney, at 
Lockwood. She lives at 122 Keystone Ave., Sayre, Pa., and 
has one son : — 

i. George Washington, b. Nov. 18, 1870, at Putnam Hill ; m. Nov. 
24, 1904, to Anna L. Simcoe, at Lockwood, N. Y. They live at 
Sayre, Pa. 

136. 

WILLIAM TILLMAN, son of Lydia Ann (Blauvelt), b. 
Aug. 20, 1838, at Chemung, N. Y.; m. April, 1864, to Maria 
E. CrofFell, at Milltown, Tioga Co., N. Y. He lives at Tuo- 
lumne, Cal., and has two .sons : — 

i. WiLWAM Harrison, b. May 7, 1866, at Yalesville, New Haven 
Co., Conn.; m. Jan. 27, 1S95, to Anna A., dau. of Peter Paton, 
at Ocosta, Chehalis Co., Wash. They have one dau.: — (i) Nellie 
Marie, b. Oct. 2, 1896, at Everett, Wash, 
ii. Raymond Franklin, b. June 27, 1871, at Yalesville, Conn. 

137. 

JAMES HENRY TILLMAN, son of Lydia Ann (Blauvelt), 
b. Nov. 8, 1843, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. Nov. 4, 1865, to Julia 
Herrington, at Chemung, N. Y. She d. May 3, 1905, at Jersey 
City, and is buried in Machpela Cem. He lives in Jersey City, 
N. J. They had the following children, all born at Chemung : 

i. MerriTT Warner, b. May 4, 1867 ; ni. to Anna P. Vough, at 
Blairstown, N. J. They live in Jersey City and have : — (i) Ruth 
v., b. June 16, 1900. 
ii. George Stowe, b. March 5, 1869 ; m. Ma}', 1902, to Hattie Dove, 

at Plains, Pa. They live at Stroudsbi:rg, Pa. 
iii. Lydia Clarabel, b. Sept. 14, 1871. 
iv. Charles Henry, b. Sept. 28, 1874 ; d. April 8, 1880, at Chemung, 

and bur. in Drybrook Cem. 
V. Berneice Emily, b. Feb. 6, 1877. 

vi. Beatrice Alpha, b. Oct. 6, 1880 ; died May 11, 1899, at Jersey City; 
buried in Machpela Cem. 



io8 Hevian Rowlee and his Descendants . 

138. 

JOHN McDOWElvL TlLIvMAN, son of Lydia Ann (Blau- 
velt), b. Nov. 15, 1846, at Chemung, N. Y. ; m. Ruth AdeHa, 
dau. of Abram Harding and Emma (Rogers) Knight, at Sheshe- 
quin, Pa. She d. Nov. 25, 1896. He is a mason and contrac- 
tor and lives at Ehnira, N. Y. He has two daughters deceased, 
and one son living : — 

i. Bertha Hortense, b. Oct. 26, 1872, at Chemung ; d. April 22^ 

1899, at Elniira, and is buried in Woodlawn Cein. ; unmarried, 
ii. Myron Edgar, b. June 4, 1875, at Waverly ; m. Sept. 7, 1897, to 
Elizabeth Jane Cleaves, dau. of Russell O. and Josephine ( Court- 
wright) Stone, at Elmira. He is a druggist at Elmira. They 
have : — (i) Edgar McDowell, b. March 16, 1901, at Elmira ; (ii) 
Marriette, b. Aug. 24, 1904, at Elmira. 
iii. Emma Maude, b. Dec. 6, 1876, at Willawanua, Pa.; d. May 31, 1898. 
at Elmira, and is buried in Woodlawn Cem. ; unmarried. 

J 39. 

DEIvMAR TlIvLMAN, son of Lydia Ann (Blauvelt), b. 
March 30, 1850, at Chemung, N. Y.; m. to Alpha, dau. of 
Josiah Robbins. He lived at Marceline, Mo.; d. and was buried 
there, leaving two children. 

uo. 

MARY JANE HOLEON, dau. of Sarah (Blauvelt), b. Aug. 
13, 1840, at Liberty Corners, Pa.; m. Nov. 15, 1864, to Charles 
Scott. They live at Liberty Corners and have two children : — 

i. Walter F., b. Jan. 6, 1866, at Liberty Corners, Pa.; m. Dec. 18, 

1899, to Mary H., dau. of Wm. and Mary Kram, at Liberty 
Corners. They live at Liberty Corners, and have : — (i) Lina M., 
b. Dec. 24, 1892, at Liberty Corners. 

ii. Dora E. , b. April 6, 1876, at Liberty Corners, Pa.; m. Dec. 19, 

1900, to Gratton L., son of Fred D. and Charlotte Kerrick, at 
Liberty Corners. Their children are : — (i) Mabel C, b. Nov. 10, 
1902 ; (ii) Lawrence S., b. Dec. 22, 1904, at Duvell, Pa. 

141. 

JEREMIAH C. HOLLON, son of Sarah (Blauvelt), b. Oct. 
24, 1844, at Liberty Corners, Pa.; m. ist, Dec. 25, 1866, to 
Matilda A., dau. of M. F. Van Gorder, at Monrotown, Pa.; she 
d. Dec. 5, 1872 ; he m. 2d, March 26, 1874, to Delphene Ennis, 



Fourth and Succeeding Geyierations. 109 

at Liberty Corners ; she d. Oct. 29, 1903 ; he m. 3d, Oct. 24, 1904, 
to Myra H. Irvine, at Liberty Corners. Children : — 

By ist wife : — 

i. CharIvES S., b. Feb. 16, 1868, at Liberty Corners, Pa. 
ii. Jessie a., b. May 19, 1870. 
By 2d wife : — 
iii. Clarence L., b. June 26, 1886, at Liberty Corners, Pa. 

142. 

CHARLES BLAUVELT, son of James, b. April, 1862 ; m. 
Feb. 24, 1902, to Lottie M. Cole, at Liberty Corners. He lives 
at Starrucca, Pa. Children : — 
i. Flossie p., b. June 25, 1893. 
ii. Carl D., b. July 17, 1894. 
iii. Semore S., b. June 26, 1897. 

MARY BLAUVELT, dau. of John McDowell, b. Sept. 13, i860, 

at Chemung, N. Y.; m. Dec. 24, 1880, to John J., son of James 

Nichols, at Oak Hill, Chemung Co., N. Y. She d. Dec. 9, 

1888. She had the following children : — 

i. Lena, b. Nov. 20, 1881, at Oak Hill ; m. July 4, 1900, to Benjamin, 
son of Frank Smith, at Wellsburg, N. Y. They live with their 
grandfather, J. McDowell Blauvelt, at Oak Hill, Chemung Co., 
and have : — (i) Violet, b. March 17, 1901, at Flmira ; (ii) 
Llewellyn, b. Aug. 14, 1903, at Oak Hill ; (iii) Willis Royal, b. 
Aug. 27, 1905, at Oak Hill. 

ii. Wilber, b. June 5, 1884 ; d. Feb. 23, 1885. 

iii. Lulu, b. March 28, 1886 ; d. Dec. 2, 1906, at Elmira, of typhoid 
fever ; unmarried. Buried at Lowmans, N. Y. 



CHILDREN OF ELIZABETH (ROWLEE) AND DANIEL COE. 

(Arranged iu order beginning with top row and at the left. ) 

Sally (1811-1899) 
Eliza Marie (1813-1875) 
Charlotte (1817- ) 
Lydia Ann (1826-1899) 



I'LA 11', \ 













Fourth and Succeeding Generations . 1 1 1 

J45. 

LAERTUS VAN DUZER CARPENTER, son of Sally (Coe), 
b. April lo, 1836 ; m. about 1862 to Marietta King, of Sher- 
burne, N. Y., at Oxford, N. Y. They lived at Oxford, N. Y., 
then Kansas, and finally he d. at his home in Northville, Mich. 

They had one son : — 

i. Alfred L., b. April, 1862, at Oxford. 

J46. 

GEORGE WASHINGTON CARPENTER, son of Sally 
(Coe), b. June 19, 1S40, at Macedon, N. Y.; m. Nov. 28, 1870, 
to Helen C. Hauptnian, at Washington, D. C. 

He lives at Portland, Ore., and has two children : — 

i. Maurice H., b. in 187 1 at Washington, D. C. Now living at Baker- 
field, Kern Co., Cal. 
ii. Maud M., b. July 19, 1880 at Los Angeles. 

J 47, 

CEEIA ROGERS CARPENTER, dau. of Sally (Coe), b. 
Oct. 26, 1841, at Macedon, N. Y.; m. March 20, 1867, to Henry 
Wells, son of Alva W. Spear, at Dan.sville, N. Y. She is a 
teacher and dressmaker. He is descended from George Speire, 
v^\\o came from England in 1644 and settled in Braintree (now 
Quincy), Mass. They had five children ; — 

i. Ai^BERT May, b. at Spring Mills, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1870; d. May 20, 
1872. 

ii. Mella Berdeen, b. March 6, 1873, at Spring Mills ; d. Feb. 8, 

1874. 
iii. Emii,y Edith, b. at Spring Mills, Aug. i, 1874. She is a teacher 
at Woodhaven, L. I. 

iv. Maud Irene, b. July 21, 1876, at Spring Mills; m. Dec. 28, 1898, to 
Myron Wm., son of John Louis Wagner, at Hornell, N. Y, 
Their children are: — (i) Walter Kenneth, b. July 4, 1900, at 
Fremont, N. Y.; d. June 11, 1901, at Fremont; (ii) Ira Gale 
Day, b. Sept. 22, 1902, at South Dansville ; (iii) Emily Eliza- 
beth, b. Nov. 9, 1906, at South Dansville. 

V. Fred Vai,entine, b. Feb. 14, 1878, at Spring Mills ; m. Aug. 10, 
1900, to Bertha Lillian, dau. of Edward Cobb. She was b. May 
27, 1880, at Howard, N. Y. They have :— (i) Clifford Clayton, 
b. July 7, 1901, at Hornell, N. Y. 



112 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

U8. 

ALFRED WARREN CARPENTER, son of Sally (Coe), b. 
May 1 6, 1844, at Macedon, N. Y.; m. Dec. 20, 1866, to Carrie 
M. Hardy at Painesville, O. They live at Portland, Ore., and 
have two children : — 

i. WUrLARD H., b. June 29, 1869, at Hartford, Mich. ; m. to Rena L. 
Hilbourn, atTacoma, Wash. They have : — (i) Frances L., b. Nov. 
27, 1888, at Chicago, 111.; (ii) Alfred H., b. Feb. 21, 1892, at 
Windsor, Wash.; (iii) Nettie E., b. June 13, 1894; (iv) Nellie 
M., b. May, 1899. 
ii. Edith M., b. Oct. 4, 1879, at Northville, Mich.; m. March 31, 1900. 
to Harry O. Leonard, at Windsor, Wash. They have :— (i) John 
M., b. June 3, 1903, at Wilson, Wash.; (ii) Gertrude C, b. May 8, 
1905, at Wilson. 

EMMA JANE BURDON, dau. of Eliza Marie (Coe), b. July 
18, 1836, at New York ; m. Dec. 21, 1854, to William Grandy, 
at Bay City, Mich., where they live. 

They had .seven children : — 

i. John, b. March 8. 1856 ; m. June 25, 1881, to Bessie Nolan, at Lud- 
ington, Mich., where they now live. No children. 

ii. Josephine Almira, b. March 27. 1858; m. Aug. 23, 1886, to Will- 
iam Augustus Southworth. He d. May 10, 1895. She lives at 
Bay City. No children. 

iii. Georgianna, b. Aug. 10, i860; m. Oct. 16, 1879, to Stewart Richey. 
They have :— (i) Fred, b. May 22. 1882 ; (ii);Earl Erwin, b. July, 
1883; (iii) Lillian, b. June 5, 1SS5 ; m. Aug. 4, 1904, to Perry 
Dwight Pease. They have .—Rhea Thelnta, b. May 24, 1905 ; 
(iv) Josephine Alrnina, b. Aug. 4, 1887 ; (v) Emma Jane, b. Nov. 
25, 1889; (vi) Burdon William, b. Aug. 21, 1892; (vii) Marga- 
rette Altedena, b. Dec. 12, 1894; (viii) Stewart Oliver, b. March 
15, 1897 ; (ix) Lulu May. b. Aug. 23, 1900. 

iv. Edward Thomas, b. Nov. 9, 1862 ; m. Dec. 24, 1896, to Ida Wells. 

They live at Bay City, Mich, 
v. Sherman Lincoln, b. Nov. 8, 1864; m. Dec. 25, 1888, to Ollie C. 
Frank. They live at Bay City and have : ( i ) Elevana Lenore, b. 
July II, 1890; (ii) Charles, b. Dec. 8, 1897. 

vi. William Arthur, b. Dec. 10, 1867 ; m. Aug. 5, 1893, to Margaret 
Hill, at Utica, N. Y. They live at Bay City. 

vii. BURDON, b. Dec. 22, 1873. Lives at Ludington, Mich. 



Fourth and Succeeding Generations. 113 

ALICE ELIZABETH BURDON, dau. of Eliza Marie (Coe), 
b. Oct. 25, 1839, at Goodrich, Mich.; m. Dec. 25, 1863, to 
Thomas H., son of David Fox. They live at East Tawas, 
Mich., and have one dau.: — 

i. Lily Burdon, b. Aug. 10, 1868, at Bay City ; m. Sept. 5, 1888, to 
Joseph G., son of Joseph Dimmick, at Green Bay, Wis. They 
have : — (i) Thomas Burdon. b. March 22, 1893, at East Tawas. 

J 52. 

FRANCES REBECCA BURDON, dau. of Eliza Marie (Coe), 
b. Aug. 28, 1843, at Atlas, Genesee Co., Mich.; m. April 22, 
1 87 1, to Charles, son of John D. Schuettler, at Saginaw, Mich. 
She d. Nov. 29, 1895, at Arthur, Mich. 

They had one child : — 

i. Martha Burdon, b. Jan. 15, 1873 ; m. Sept. 2, 1893, to Will A., 
son of Henry Harrison Kent, at Reese, Mich. 

153. 

MARY DELIRA BURDON, dau. of Eliza Marie (Coe), b. 
Sept. 18, 1846, at Goodrich, Mich.; m. Dec. 5, 1864, to Jene C. 
Watson, at Bay City, Mich. They live at Grand Rapids. Mich., 
and have : — 

i. Frank, b. May 18, 1S66, at Bay Citj- ; m. April 10, 1900, to Cora 
Towles, at Escanaba, Mich. They live at Eldorado, Cal. 

ii. Elba, b. May 11, 1871, at Bay City. He lives in Brooklyn. 

iii. Harry, b. Sept. 7, 1874, at Baj' City ; m. Oct. 28, 1903, to Harriett 
Huges, at Elk Rapids. They live at Grand Rapids. 

J 54. 

LILIAN BURDON, dau. of EHza Marie (Coe), b. Jan. 29, 
1850, at Goodrichville, Mich. She is Supervisor of Drawing in 
the public schools of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

J 55. 

HARLAN PAGE UNDERWOOD, son of Charlotte (Coe), 
b. Sept. 27, 1843, at Groton, N. Y.; m. April 11, 1874, to Inez 

8 



114 Heman Rowlee and his Descendants. 

A., dau. of Wilson and Deborah (Louder) Halladay, of L,udlow- 
ville. He was a teacher, and now hves at Groton. 
They have two children : — 

i. Paul Halladay, b. Dec. 29, 1881, at Ludlowville, N. Y. ; a student 

in Cornell University, class of 1907. 
ii. Stanley Wilson, b. July 16, 1886, at Ludlowville. 

WILLIAM F. UNDERWOOD, son of Charlotte (Coe), b. 
Sept. 23, 1846, at Groton, N. Y. ; m. Jan. g, 1867, to Annette, 
dau. of Isaac and Emily (Armstrong) Sobers, of Pennsylvania 
Dutch parentage. They have : — 

i. LiDA B. , b. Dec. 18, 1869, at Groton, N. Y. ; d. Aug. 7. 1876. 

ii. Belle Augusta, b. May 4, 1877, at Groton ; m. Jan. 6, 1897, to 
Charles Forbes, son of Jacob Starkey, at Groton. He was b. at 
Dryden, N. Y., July 16, 1877. He is a carriage maker and lives 
at Groton. They have: — (i) Hazel Fern, b. Feb. 3, 1898, at 
Groton. 

iii. Bertha May, b. May 4, 1877, at Groton ; m. Jan. 25, 1899, to Geo., 
sou of Andrew Sovocool, at Groton. He is a farmer and lives at 
Groton. They have : — (i) Kenneth, b. June 14, 1901, at Groton* 

J 57. 

HENRY HERBERT UNDERWOOD, .son of Charlotte 
(Coe), b. Feb. 21, 1853, at Groton ; m. 1877, to Abbie Freeman. 
He d. of cancer at Syracuse, 1904. Thej^ had no children. 

158. 

FLORENCE H. UNDERWOOD, dau. of Charlotte (Coe), 
b. Feb. 28, 1858, at Groton ; m. July 4, 1878, to Albert, son of 
Peter Bower, at Groton. He is a carriage builder. They live 
at Cortland and have one dau. : — 

i. Charlotte, b. March 19, 1883, at Groton, N. Y. ; m. April 25, 1906, 
to Claude, sou of Archibald Lillie, of Moravia, N. Y., at Cortland, 
N. Y. They live in Cortland, 
ii. Newton A., b. July 2, 1899, at Groton ; d. Jan. 18, 1900. 
iii. Nettie F. , b. July 2, 1899, at Groton; d. Oct. 4, 1S99. 

J59» 

ALICE ANNETTIE UNDERWOOD, dau. of Charlotte 
(Coe), b. Jan. 6, i860, at Groton, N. Y.; m. Aug. 8, 1883, to 



Fotirth and Succeeding Generations. 115 

Newton, son of Sherman and Sarah M. (Shumway) Dick, at 
Groton. They live on the old Underwood farm, one mile south 
of Groton. They have no children. 

160. 

JOHN COE WOODRUFF, son of Lydia Ann (Coe), b. Nov. 
16, 1848, at Florida, N. Y. ; m. Oct. 24, 1872, to Mary E., dau. 
of John V. Mapes, at Howells, Orange Co., N. Y. They have 
one son : — 

i. Fred, b. April 25, 1880, at Florida, N. Y. 

WM. W. WOODRUFF, son of Lydia Ann (Coe), b. April 6, 
1851, at Florida, N. Y.; m. Sept. 5, 1877, to Sarah, dau. of Ed- 
ward Millspaugh, at Florida. 

They have two children : — 

i. Edward Mil,lspaugh, b. June 25, 1S79, at Florida, N. Y. ; m. Feb. 
27, 1904, to Mar}^ Louisa, dau. of Wm. Winters, at Florida. One 
child: — (i) Wallace Edward, b. Sept. 24, 1905, at Florida. 

ii. Martha M., b. April 20, 1884, at Florida. 

162. 

MARY ELIZABETH WOODRUFF, dau. of Lydia Ann 
(Coe), b. April 6, 1856, at Florida, N. Y.; m. Dec. 26, 1877, to 
Joseph A., son of Joseph A. Houston, at Florida. They live at 
Edenville, N. Y., and have five children, all born at Edenville : 

i. H. May, b. Oct. 21, 1878. 

ii. Gertrude M., b. May 25, 1881. 
iii. CI.ARA L., b. March 15, 1884. 
iv. Elizabeth W., b. April 14, 1889. 

V. Helen, b. Nov. 24, 1893. 

163. 

EMMA WOODRUFF, dau. of Eydia Ann (Coe), b. June 2, 
1866, at Florida, N. Y.; m. Oct. 5, 1887, to Finley, son of 
Albert Stevens, at Florida. 
They have two children : — 

i. Mary Ethel, b. March 18, 1890, at Florida. 
ii. Floyd, b. April 30, 1892. 



TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF DESCENDANTS OF 



LIEUT. HEMAN ROWLEE. 



BY GENERATIONS AND BY FAMILIES. 



Generations 



2nd 



Sarah 

Lois 

Charles 

Matthew 

Elijah 

Nathan 

Mary 

Heman 

Lydia S 

Elizabeth 



3cl 



4th 5th I 6th 



I ! 

I 
8 
9 

lO 

8 



3 
42 

22 

34 

35 



32 



Total ID 42 



171 



14 
99 
61 
61 
55 



39 



(?) (?) 



21 

76 

43 
52 

53 



25 



329 270 



7th 



(?) 

15 
6 
I 



26 



Total 



5 
I 

55 
232 
137 
158 

155 
I 



I 103 



Grand Total 848 



116 



INDEX TO NAMES 

(The numbers refer to the number of the family). 



Abbott, Julia 48 

Adams, Eveline (Martin) 55 

Maud 55 

Milo 55 

Paul 55 

Verna 55 

Wm. I 

Agnor, Edwin M 130 

Jennie (Baldwin) 130 

Thelma 130 

Allen, Ann Elizabeth (Fausey) 123 

Edwin Iv. 123 

Elizabeth 51 

Ethel Isabel 123 

Frank H. 123 

Helen Jeanette 123 

James Percy 123 

John H 123 

John L. 123 

Walter Roy 123 

Anderson, Emma Alice (Ver- 
non) 68 

Mary Emma (Toland) 68 

Robert W. 68 

Robert W., Jr. 68 

Angus, Benjamin 48 

Bradley 48 

Celia B. 48 

Charles 48 

Charles Bethel 48 

Cyril 48 

Fernie Elida 48 

F'rancis 48 

George B. 48 

Harriet Charlotte ( Kelly )_ 48 

Joseph Bethel 48 

Leslie 48 

Maggie (Kingley) 48 

Maria (Park) 48 

Mary Elizabeth 48 



Angus, Mary (Thayer) 48 

Thad 48 

Armstrong, Amy 6 

Archibald 6 

David 6 

Deborah (Lattimore) 6 

Elizabeth 6 

Elsie 6 

Emily 156 

Francis 6 

James 6 

John 6 

Martha 6 

Mary 6 

Mary (Ayers) 6 

Polly (McWhorter) 6 

Robert 6 

Sarah 6 

William 6 

Ayers, Mrs. Mary 6 

Rev. Enos 6 

Babcock, Minnie yob 

Baker, Charlotte (Demott) 26 

George W. 31 

Jeremiah 26 

Maria (Emory) 31 

Baldwin, Alice Louise 130 

Anna L. (Beedle) 130 

Elizabeth Kress 130 

James Morgan 130 

Jennie 130 

Mary Ann (Smith) 130 

Mary B 130 

Mary Willsie 130 

Miles C 130 

Sarah E. (Bennett) 130 

Sarah Jane 130 

Thomas Bernard 130 

Veria 130 



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Baldwin, William Worth 130 

Ball, Addie 114 

Alice 73 

Charles Henry 71 

Edith May 71 

Eliza Jane 71 

Eliza Jane (Rowlee) 16 

Emma Elizabeth 72 

Emma Malvina 71 

Florence 73 

George 16 

George, Jr 73 

Gordon D. 114 

Hannah F. 114 

Helen Louise 71 

Josephine (Bowers) 73 

Lillie Virginia (Brown) 71 

Bangham, Alma 58 

Barker, Cora 51 

Derinda 47 

Elizabeth (Allen) 51 

Gilbert A. R 51 

Barnes, Abbie (Smith) 79 

Alice Beulah 79 

AllieJ 79 

Calvin H. 79 

Comfort 79 

Clara Joyce 79 

Edwin Heman 79 

Edwin Heman, Jr. 79 

Leola Louisa 79 

Louisa (Rowlee) 79 

Mary 79 

Rocious H. 79 

Rollin C 79 

Stellas. (Cole) 79 

Bartholf, Major Henry 6 

Bartholomew, George 105 

Lucy Lavantia 105 

Lucy (Mitchell) 105 

Bartlett, Rebecca 104 

Beacham, Minnie 93 

Beck, Harry 51 

Minnie ( Wood) 51 

Beedle, Anna,L. 130 

Beers, Elizabeth 4 

Benjamin, Curtis L. 129 



Benjamin, Harriet (Sanders)_. 129 

Bennett, Emma no 

Sarah E 130 

Bentley, Addie 114 

Jonathan 114 

Rebecca 114 

Bingham, Adaline L 130 

Ann Laura 130 

Arthur G 130 

Edmund J 130 

James B. 130 

John L. 130 

Marion M. 130 

Elizabeth Kress (Baldwin) 130 

Blanchard, Annie Maria (Goble 67 

James A. 67 

Roberta A. 67 

Blanchett, Alice Matilda 48 

Charles 48 

Charles I. 48 

Emma 48 

Henry C 48 

Lillian Luella 48 

Mary Elizabeth (Angus) _. 48 

Matilda (Chester) 48 

Walter E. 48 

Blauvelt, Albert 38 

Carl D 142 

Caroline Helen 123 

Charity 7 

Charles 142 

Charles 122 

Charles Henry 128 

Clara (Lovell) 38 

Cora (Williams) 125 

Elijah Rowlee 32 

Elijah Spencer 124 

Eliza (Ennis) 36 

Elizabeth (Crowley) 127 

Elizabeth (Horton) 124 

Elizabeth S 121 

Elmina (Tyrrell) 38 

Ernest C. 127 

Flossie P. 142 

George 125 

James 36 

Jane 33. 



Index. 



119 



Blauvelt, John 7 

John Amos 127 

John J 127 

John McDowell 38, 143 

Joseph 125 

Joseph Charles 122 

Julia E. 127 

Lottie M. (Cole) 142 

Lydia Ann 34 

Maria (Cooper) 125 

Mariette (Smith) 122 

Marion 122 

Mary 143 

Mary 32 

Mary 37 

Mary (Compton) 32 

Mary Ellen (McNamee]__ 128 

Mary (Rowlee) 7 

Myrtle (Inman) 125 

Phila Arpatia 32 

Phila Arpatia (Spencer)__ 32 

Sally 35 

Sarah 126 

Semore S 142 

William Compton 125 

Bowen, Alice Virginia 56 

Archibald Nelson 56 

Calvin R. 56 

Edna Elizabeth (Wood) __ 56 

Frances 56 

Bower, Albert 158 

Charlotte 158 

Florence H. (Underwood) 158 

Nettie F 158 

Newton A. 158 

Peter 158 

Bowers, Josephine 73 

Kitty Ellen ( Lewis 1 73 

William 73 

Bowman, Hannah 123 

Bradner, Edna (Goble) 65 

Theodore 65 

William 65 

Broad, Alfred 83 

Ann 83 

Golda 83 

Kate 83 



Broad, Lillian 83 

Martha (Rowley) 83 

Rose 83 

Brown, Anna 113 

Burrill 107 

CynthiaC 48 

Frances E. (Rowley) 82 

George G 71 

Harriet Eleanor ( Sperry ) _ 107 

John M 82 

Keziah 107 

Lillie Virginia 71 

Lottie 28 

William T. 170 

Bruff, Amos 48 

Frank 48 

Julia 48 

Matilda (Crawford) 48 

Orplia 48 

Phoebe 48 

Phoebe Jane (Kelly) 48 

Bump, Daniel 86 

Priscilla 86 

Sally (Cady) 86 

Bunyan, Hattie (Rowley) 83 

Mabel 83 

Pearl 83 

Walter 83 

Bunzl, Carolyn Elizabeth (Go- 
ble) 63 

Ernest Everett 63 

Ernest 63 

Julius 63 

Regina Carolyn 63 

Burdon, Alice Elizabeth 151 

Eliza Maria (Coe) 40 

Emma Jane 150 

Frances Rebecca 152 

James 40 

John 40 

Lilian 154 

Mary Delira 153 

William 40 

Cady, Sally 86 

Caflfrey, Anna M 93 

Camiichael, Harriet 66 



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Heman Rowlee and his Desce7idants. 



Carpenter, Alfred H 148 

Alfred L 145 

Alfred Warren 148 

Altneda 39 

Carrie M. (Hardy) 148 

Celia Rogers 147 

Edith M 148 

Frances L. 148 

George Washington 146 

Helen C. (Hauptman) 146 

John Henry 39 

Laertus Van Duzer 145 

Lyman 39 

Madison B. 39 

Margaret (Dewitt) 39 

Mariette (King) 145 

Mary E. H 39 

Maud M 146 

Maurice H 146 

Nellie M 148 

Nettie R 148 

Ophelia 39 

Oscar Fitz-Allen 39 

Rena L. (Hilbourn) 148 

Sally (Coe) 8, 39 

Samuel Van Duzer 39 

Sarah ( Ferine ) 39 

Willard H. 148 

Carr, Amy 6 

Amy (Armstrong) 6 

Anna 6 

David 6 

Deboriah 6 

Dorothy 6 

Eleanor 6 

Hannah 6 

John 6 

Nathan 6 

Samuel 6 

Wm 6 

Wm., Jr. 6 

Chase, Abbie Gertrude 84 

Volney Charles 84 

Chester, Matilda 48 

Chrisjohn, Elniira 19 

Clark, Alice 112 

Andrew Jackson 87, 88 



Clark, Catherine (Little) 90 

Cynthia 87 

Donald Hathaway 90 

Everett 55 

Harry 112 

Ida Jane 57, 64 

Jane 112 

Louvisa 55 

John Henry 90 

Maggie (Wood) 55 

Majorie Estel 90 

Mary Lousetta (Ross) __87, 88 

Randall 55 

Sylvester 55 

Cobb, Bertha Lillian 147 

Edward 147 

Coe, Caroline Cornelia 41 

Charles Rowlee 41 

Charlotte 42 

Daniel 8 

Eliza Maria 40 

Elizabeth ( Garrison ) 41 

Elizabeth (Miller) 41 

Elizabeth (Rowlee) 8 

Eva 109 

Frank 49 

John 41 

John Seely 41 

Lydia Ann 43 

vSally 39 

Sarah (Mallory) 49 

May 49 

Solomon B 49 

William 49 

Cole, Estella 114 

Joseph 96 

Julia 96, 106 

Lottie M 142 

Sarah E. 114 

Sarah Jane 96 

Stella S 79 

Wm. D 114 

Dr. W. W. 79 

Compton, Amos 32 

Mary 32 

Sarah (Kinner) 32 

Cone, Almon 106 



Index. 



121 



Cone, Betsy (Gregg) io6 

Lydia Anna 96, 106 

Conklin, Ann Elizabeth 

(Storms) 70b 

Ella yob 

Frederick 70b 

Grace 70b 

Harvey 70b 

Mamie 70b 

Radford yob 

Cook, Delette 123 

Cooley, Ruth i 

Cooper, Joseph 125 

Maria 125 

Sally 108, 119 

Sally (Hammond) 125 

Sarah 105 

Corbin, Delette (Cook) 123 

John Leroy 123 

Lena May 123 

Courtwright, Josephine 138 

Cox, Oma 76 

Wni. H 76 

Crane, Alice Jemima 78 

Arthur Trueman 78 

Austin Griffin 78 

Blanch Ray (Perry) 78 

Caroline (Worden) 78 

Emma Caroline (Rowlee)_ 78 

Eugene Rowlee 78 

Irene Emily 78 

Jesse A. 78 

Joseph Youngs 78 

Joseph Young 78 

Louise Faith 78 

Raymond Jesse 78 

Rosannah 78 

Crofell, Maria E. 136 

Crosson, Alford 89 

Elvina (Rowlee) 89 

Jerusha (Wolverton) 89 

Lily 89 

William E 89 

Crowley, Elizabeth 127 

John 127 

Cruson, Chas. W. 99, 100 

Dumiott R. 99 



Cruson, Elizabeth 99, 100 

Ethel J. 100 

Florence S 99 

H. Almah 100 

Hattie A. (Rowley) 99 

John 99, 100 

Nellie F. (Rowley) 100 

Wm. C. 100 

Currie, Elizabeth 70a 

Curtice, Sarah (Rowlee) 2 

Curtis, Charles 10 

Charlotte (Rowlee) 10 

Elizabeth 48 

Gabriel 10 

Jane 2 

Joel 2 

Lois Kozia 47 

John W 2 

William 2 

Dale, Bessie Frances 51 

Boyd Harvey 51 

Edmund 51 

George Benson 51 

May Lillian (Wood) 51 

Wallace H 51 

Demott, Catherine (Herkimer) 104 

Charlotte 26 

Jane 26 

John E. 104 

Mary Alice 104 

Dennison, John 48 

Margery (vShaw) 48 

Myrtles 48 

Dewey, Albert 104 

Jennie M. 104 

Dewitt, Margaret 39 

Dick, Alice Annettie ( Under- 
wood) 159 

Newton 159 

Sarah M. (Shumway) 159 

Sherman 159 

Dillson, Jacob 130 

Mary B. (Baldwin) 130 

Mildred Ruth 130 

Dimmick, Joseph 151 

JosephG 151 



122 



Heman Rowlee and his Descendafits. 



Dimtnick, Lily Burdon (Fox)__ 151 

Thomas Burdon 151 

Distin, Eli 95, 102 

Eli Delos 96, 105 

Elizabeth (Kellogg) 119 

Jane (Hudgins) 96, 105 

John W 119 

Lucy Bernice 105 

Marion Emily 95 

Nellie 96 

Rhoda 119 

Sarah Ann (Gregg) 95, 102 

Sarah Cornelia 102, 104 

Doney, Abner 134 

Anna L. (Sinicoe) 134 

George Washington 134 

Henrietta ( Smith I 134 

Doolittle, R. D 130 

Sarah Jane (Baldwin' 130 

Dove, Hattie 137 

Downs, Asa 54 

Caroline 54 

Hannah 54 

Drake, Agnes Mary 126 

Amasa 126 

Clara Jennings 126 

Frank 126 

George Washington 126 

Julia (Swain) 126 

Mabel Ethel 126 

Sarah (Blauvelt) 126 

Draper, Mary 28 

Thomas 28 

Dugan, Ada Belle 105 

John 105 

Sarah (Cooper) 105 

Dunsmore, Alonzo 31 

Janet 31 

Durj'ea, Alpheus 63 

Carrie I\I. 63 

Dyer, Agnes Mar}- (Drake) 126 

George 126 

La Verne 126 

Marj- Adaline 126 

Earley, Alice Carey 47 

Ellsworth, Mary E. ( Gilbert) __ 117 



Ellsworth, Mayme D. (Fessen- 

den) 117 

Sidney E. 117 

Willis H 117 

Elmer, Dorothy (Rowlee) 30 

Fannie 118 

Heman 117 

Wm. F. 30 

Emory, Maria 31 

Ennis, Delphine 141 

Eliza 36 

Evelith, Mary 19 

Fairfield, Estelle May 90 

Farnsworth, Cora (Sample) 81 

Farries, Dr. Adam P 68 

Hannah Amelia (Milburn) 68 

Richard Milburn 68 

Sarah Louise (Vernon) 68 

Fausey, Addie Helen 123 

Ann Elizabeth 123 

Caroline Helen (Blauvelt). 123 

Hannah (Bowman) 123 

Henry 123 

Rev. James Selden 123 

John Rowlee 123 

Lena May (Corbin) 123 

Fessenden, Chester 117 

Mayme D 117 

Finch, Elijah 20 

John 20 

Lydia Jane ( Rowlee) 20 

Phoebe 80 

Fisher, Birdy B. (Rowley) 85 

Francis A 85 

Mildred May 85 

W. B 85 

Foster, Almon 48 

Anna Louise (Rowlee) 95 

Charles D. 48 

Claud H 48 

Dorothy Isabel 48 

Earl 119 

Edith (McKnight) 48 

Frederick 95, 119 

Geo. H 48 

Graces. (Rowlee) 119 



hidex. 



123 



Foster, Jay 48 

Johanna (Slosson) 48 

Julia (Abbott) 48 

Leon Francis 95 

Lonnetta May (Kelly) 48 

Mabel P 119 

Martha Ann (Kelly) 48 

Moses 48 

Myron F. 95 

Myrtle S. (Dennison) 48 

Pearl A 119 

Ralph Rowlee 95 

Fox, Alice Elizabeth (Burdon)_ 151 

Caroline (Onau) 121 

Charles 121 

David 151 

Dewitt C 121 

Harrys 121 

Hazel 121 

Lily Burdon 151 

Thomas H. 151 

Frank, OUie C 150 

Frantz, Howard M. 92 

Mila Alida 92 

Sina Milliceut (Preston) __ 92 

Wm. 92 

Freddy, Ethelinda 47 

Freeborn, Hannah 55 

John 55 

Mary Ann (Langwell) 55 

Freeman, Abbie 157 

Galloway, Catherine 68 

Gardner, John 69 

Lydia Ellen (Goble) 69 

Samuel F 69 

Garrison, Elizabeth 41 

Gedney, Sarah Ann 13 

Gerke, Daisy (Rowlee) 60 

Grandison Gervais 60 

Henry Christian 60 

Gibson, Allan Ernest 105 

Bertha Doris 105 

Ernest R. 105 

George 105 

Inda Dayre (Osborn) 105 

Susan (Greenman) 105 



Gilbert, Mary E 117 

Sidney E. 117 

Gill, Hannah (Thorpe) 68 

Robinson 68 

Goble, Adelaide Angel 64 

Alletta 65 

Annie Maria 67 

Bertha M 61 

Carrie E. (Stevens) 61 

Carrie M. (Duryea) 63 

Carolyn Elizabeth 63 

Eiias Ogden 14, 53 

Elizabeth Ann (Rowlee) 14, 53 

Elsie Lucile 64 

Emily Jane 66 

Harriet Watson 70 

Harriett W. R 64 

Ida Jane (Clark) 57, 64 

Ida Ruth 57, 64 

James Ogden 61 

Jane (Miller) 61 

John Rowlee 57, 64 

John Rowlee, Jr., 64 

Lilla (Nye) 64 

Lydia Ellen 69 

Mary Alice 68 

Nathan 63 

Nathan 14 

vSarah Elizabeth 53, 62 

Sarah (Hammond) 14 

William 64 

William Timlow ^_ 61 

Graham, Polly 29 

Widow 6 

Grandy, Bessie (Nolan) 150 

Burdon 150 

Charles 150 

Edward Thomas 150 

Elevana Lenore 150 

Emma Jane (Burdon) 150 

Georgianna 150 

Ida (Wells) 150 

John 150 

Josephine Almira 150 

Margaret (Hill) 150 

OllieC. (Frank) 150 

Sherman Lincoln 150 



124 



HemaJi Row lee and his Descendants. 



Grandy, William 150 

William Arthur 150 

Grauer, Rosina no 

Gravestine, Kate 83 

Greene, May Elida 48 

Greenfield, Burton H 95 

Henry S 95 

Jennie S. (Rowlee) 95 

Greenman, Susan 105 

Gregg, Betsy 106 

Sarah Ann 95, 102 

Wm. P. 26 

Griswold, x\nn 116 

Gurnee, Ada Lois (Storms) 70a 

Daniel W. 70a 

Harold Daniel 70a 

Victor Storms 70a 

Gustin, Charles S. 132 

Sarah E. 132 

Hall. Jane 6 

John 6 

Halladay, Deborah (Louder)__ 155 

Inez A 155 

Wilson 155 

Hammond, Ezra 54 

Henrietta (Southard) 87 

Ida M. 54 

Lodelia Elizabeth 87 

Miranda 54 

Robert R 87 

Sally 125 

Sarah 14 

Haney, Lavina 51 

Hannum, Alonzo W 95 

Caroline May (Rowlee) 95 

Lottie Mary 95 

Warren D. 95 

Hansberry, Josie 132 

Hardford, Ida 83 

Hardy, Carrie M 148 

Harndon, Alice (Hathaway) __ 90 

James Otis 90 

Hart, Cornelia 118 

Hartwell, Sabra 85 

Harwood, Chloa (Mann) no 

Frank no 



Harwood, Ida no 

Hathaway, Alice E 94 

Alonzo Edwin 93 

Anna M. (CaflFrey) 93 

Edwin 94 

Edwin 23 

Emily Jane 94 

Emily Jane (Smith) 91 

Emma 93 

Florence 94 

Frank 93 

Harold 91 

Harry 94 

Jennie Adelia 94 

Jessie A. (Smith) 94 

Joel 94 

John 91 

Lula E. (Woodworth) 91 

Lydia Jane 90 

Mary Abigail 92 

Mary Jane (Stutenroth) 94 

Millicent 91 

Millicent 23 

Millicent ( Rowlee) 23 

Minnie 91 

Minnie ( Beacham) 93 

Nathan R. 91 

Nathan Rowlee 91 

Orpha Maria (Smith) 91 

Phoebe Bell 94 

Ralph Frederick 94 

Ruth 91 

Hathorn, Col. John i 

Hauptman, Helen C 146 

Herkimer, Catherine 104 

Herrington. Julia 137 

Hewes, Caroline 24 

Shubael 24 

Hewitt, Hepsibah 106 

Hilbourn, Rena L 148 

Hill, Margaret 150 

Hilton, Edith May ( Ball ) 71 

Edward F. 71 

Edward F., Jr. 71 

Virginia 71 

Hinman, Lucy Mary 102 

Holden, Annie Eva (Leslie) 57 



bidex. 



125 



Holden, Augusta C. (Kamp) __ 57 

Edith 57 

Edward Goodwin 64 

Elizabeth (Rowlee) 57, 64 

Ella Frances 57 

Fuller Tomes 57 

George Perkins 57 

Henry 57, 64 

Henrietta R. , 57 

Ida Ruth (Goble) 57, 64 

James 57 

James Frederick 57 

John James 57 

Lizzie 57 

Mildred 57 

Ruth Ella 57 

William Henry 25, 57, 64 

Hollon. Betsey E. 35 

Charles 35 

Charles S 141 

Clarence L. 141 

Delphine (Ennisi 141 

Floyd 35 

Jeremiah 35 

Jeremiah C. 141 

Jessie A 141 

Mary Jane 140 

Matilda A. ( Van Gorder )_. 141 

Myra H. (Irvine) 141 

Sally (Blauvelt) 35 

Holmes, Daisy H. 98 

EllaG 98 

William 98 

Hopkins, Daniel Corwin r8, 21 

Horton, Alice Carey 47 

Alva Otis 47 

Ann Martha 47 

Charles Winfield 47 

Derinda (Barker) 47 

Edith 76 

Elizabeth 124 

George Clark 47 

Henry Craig 47 

Ida O. (Stone) 47 

John 76 

Lois Kozia (Curtis) 47 

Lois Susania 47 



Horton, Lydia Irene 47 

Moses 47 

Ruth S 47 

Samuel C 47 

Summerville 47 

Walter Ralph 47 

Dr. William 47 

Houston, Clara L. 162 

Elizabeth W 162 

Gertrude M 162 

Helen 162 

Joseph A. 162 

Joseph A., Jr 162 

Mary Elizabeth (Woodruff) 162 

H.May 162 

Howard, Libbie May 102 

Lucy Mary (Hinman) 102 

William Burr 102 

Howell, Aaron 49 

Alice 49 

Anna 49 

Elizabeth (Mallory) 49 

J. D 49 

Howells, David 6 

Hannah 6 

James 6 

Hudgins, Jane 96, 105 

Hudsc n, Melvina 55 

Huff, Allie 54 

Huges, Harriett 153 

Hutchins, Beatrice S. 72 

lacholtz, Fred 109 

Glenn Osborn 109 

Harriet Lovina ( Osborn) __ 109 

Inman, George 125 

Myrtle 125 

Irvin, Albina 51 

Irvine, Myra H. 141 

Ives, Blanche Lovina (Skeel)__ 108 

Chester E 108 

Earl Chester 108 

Emma Belle 108 

George 108 

Hazel B 108 

Howard Jasper 104 

Jane (Merton) 108 



126 



Hemaji Rowlee and his Descendayits. 



Ives, John 104 

Lewis 104 

Malvina Josephine ( Row- 
lee) 104 

Maude Liiciuda 104 

Rebecca (Bartlett) 104 

Sarah Grace 104 

Willard Lewis 104 

Jackson, Helen 132 

William 132 

Jaeger, Jacob 15 

Susan A. (Storms) 15 

Jagger, Lizzie 131 

Johnson, Bessie Maude (Os- 

born) 106 

Chas. Webb 106 

J. A 106 

Marion Webb 106 

Nina 120 

Wm. 120 

Jones, Alice Louise ( Baldwin )_ 130 

Martin H 130 

Mar}' 130 

Joslyn, De Elton 108 

Elizabeth 108 

Mary E 108 

Kamp, Augusta C 57 

Michael 57 

Kellogg, Carrie Lounetta 48 

Elizabeth 119 

Kelly, Bert R 48 

Bessie Florence 48 

Bessie Laura (Rogers) 48 

Blanche 48 

Carrie (Kellogg) 48 

Clark Curtis 48 

Dorothy Lena 48 

Earl B. 48 

Elizabeth (Curtis) 48 

Emma (Blanchett) 48 

Ernest 48 

George Henrj' 48 

Harriet 48 

Harriet Charlotte 48 

Inis (Stratton) 48 



Kelly, James Francis 48 

John 48 

Joseph 48 

Julia (vSchly) 48 

Lounetta May 48 

Mabel Lovina 48 

Maria Alice 48 

Martha Ann 48 

Olive Audry 48 

Phoebe Jane 48 

Roland 48 

Walter William 48 

Kent, Henry Harrison 152 

Martha Burdon ( Schuettler ) 152 
Will A 152 

Keppt4, Clara Lizzie ( Rowlee )_ 60 

Henry 60 

Howard Bird 60 

Howard Bird, Jr 60 

Louise Rowlee 60 

Kerrick, Charlotte 140 

Dora E. (Scott) 140 

Fred D 140 

Gratton L. 140 

Lawrences 140 

Mabel C. 140 

Killani, Edward 115 

Julia E. 115 

King, George Frederick 64 

Harriett, W. R. (Goble)_- 64 

Katharine 64 

Mariette 145 

Kinglcy, Henry O 48 

Maggie 48 

May Elida (Green) 48 

Kinner, Sarah 32 

Klemfelder, Carrie A 59 

Knight, Abram Harding 138 

Emma (Rogers) 138 

George H 76 

Jesse D. 76 

Mary Emma (Rowlee) 76 

Ruth Adelia 138 

Knowltou, Arthur Henry 77 

Clara Evelyn 77 

Harriet Frances 77 

Joseph Sturtevant 77 



Index. 



127 



Knowlton, Mary Jane 77 

Percy Linville 77 

Sarah Abbe 77 

Sarah Jane (Rowlee) 77 

William H 77 

Kram, Marj^ 140 

Mar\- H. 140 

Wm. 140 

Kudrle, Clyde 91 

Dwight 91 

John 91 

Minnie (Hathaway) 91 

Nathan Leroy 91 

LaFrance, Eleanor Louise 

(Smith) 132 

Fay 132 

Marj- Helen 132 

Peter 132 

Shearman J 132 

Lagerstrom, Evelj'n A 59 

Lake, Eliza (Sloan) 80 

Elmer E 80 

Lang, Crescence 123 

Langwell, Mary Ann 55 

Laribee, Jesse iii 

Mabel (Osborn) iir 

Lattimore, Bishop 6 

Deborah 6 

Lawhead, Alexander 49 

Anna (Howell) 49 

Bernice 49 

Hazel 49 

Walter 49 

Learned, Daniel 52 

Edna 52 

Edna (Wood) 52 

Eugene 52 

Eugene, Jr. 52 

Marjorie 52 

May 52 

Leonard, Edith M. (Carpenter) 148 

Gertrude C. 148 

Harry O 148 

Isabelle (Nestell) 72 

John M 148 

John Nestell 72 



Leonard, Warren A. 72 

Wm. 72 

Leslie, Annie Eva 57 

Frances C. 85 

James Frederick 57 

Joseph 85 

Joseph 57 

Mildred 57 

Ruth Ella 57 

Sabra (Hartwell) 85 

Lewis, Kitty Ellen 73 

Lillie Archibald 158 

Charlotte (Underwood) ___ 158 

Claude 158 

Lincoln Abraham 5 

Little, Alice 90 

Anna 90 

Anna (Purseon) 90 

Annas 90 

Catherine 90 

Charles Edwin 90 

Harry 90 

Harry Ross 90 

Jennie 90 

John Harris 90 

Lydia Jane (Hathaway) 90 

Mar\' 90 

Litz, Alice Gertrude (Wood) 51 

David 51 

Lavnna (Haney) 51 

Thos. Haney 51 

Thomas Harvey 51 

Lord, Frederica 70b 

Phoebe (Rowlee) 5 

Sherwood 5 

Louder, Deborah 155 

Lovell, Clara 38 

Loweree, Alice (Ball) 73 

Henr>- Wilson 73 

Henry Wilson, Jr. 73 

Lum, Addie B 49 

Lunn, Amanda (Smith) 33 

Fred 54 

Geo. 54 

Jackson 33 

Lee 54 

Margaret (Wood) 54 



128 



Henian Rowlee ayid his Descendayits. 



Lunn, Rowlee 54 

Lyons, Adaline A. 133 

Adaline (Smith) 133 

Albert Smith 133 

May 133 

Minnie E. (Vail) 133 

Myron Cor\- 133 

John 133 

Sara Edna 133 

McElver}-, Albert 59 

Carrie A. (Klemfelder) 59 

Carrie Getty 59 

Caroline Gedney (Rowlee) 58 

Edwin ,_ 59 

Edna R. 59 

Esther 59 

Evelyn A. (Lagerstrom) __ 59 

Geo. R 59 

John 59 

John A. 59 

Mabel 59 

Ramsey 59 

Rowlee 59 

Sarah S. (Pietsch^ 59 

McKechnie, Andrew 76 

Edith J. (Maney) 76 

Floyd 76 

Gladys Hazel 76 

McKnight, Edith 48 

James Frank 48 

Martha Ann (Quay) 48 

McNamee. Mar}- Ellen 128 

McWhorter, Polly 6 

Robert 6 

Mallory-, Addie B. (Lum) 49 

Anna Eliza (Wood) 49 

Charles D. 49 

Cordelia (Swan) 49 

Elizabeth 49 

Ezra 49 

Frank 49 

Maria 49 

Sarah 49 

Susan 53 

William 49 

Maney, Albert G 76 



Maney. Daisy 76 

Charlotte E. (Rowlee) 76 

Daniel H 76 

Edith (Horton) 76 

Edith J 76 

George W. 76 

Lillian (Raynor) 76 

Louise E. 76 

Mary Emma 76 

Oma (Cox) 76 

Samuel C 76 

Samuel W. 76 

Stacy 76 

Wilma L 76 

Mann, Chloa no 

Mapes. Albina (Irvin) 51 

John V. 160 

Martha Virginia 51 

Mary E 160 

William 51 

Marden, Arthur Osborn no 

Doroth}' Emma no 

Emma Florence ' Osborn )_ no 

Harry A no 

Martin, Anna (Little) 90 

Bliss 90 

Charles Francis 90 

Eveline 55 

Harry Little 90 

Ross Floyd 90 

Mattison, Grace Antoinette 

(Yeager) 123 

James 37 

James Lyn 123 

Mary (Blauvelt) 37 

Merton, Jane 108 

Milburn, Hannah Amelia 68 

Miller, Edna 65 

Alletta (Goble) 65 

Eleanor ( Ward) 41 

Elizabeth 41 

Francelia 95 

Hezekiah 41 

Hezekiah, Jr. 65 

Hezekiah, Sr 61, 65 

Jacob 95 

Jane 61 



hidex. 



129 



Millspaugh, Edward 161 

Sarah 161 

Mitchell, Lucy 105 

Montague, Berj-l iii 

Moore, Ann (Griswold) 116 

Clayton C 79 

Eli F 79 

Gaylord 116 

Leon B 79 

Mary (Barnes) 79 

Mildred A. 79 

Robert 79 

Vinna A 79 

Morgan, Alfred 26 

Carrie A. (Rowlee) 26 

Diana 70b 

Frederica 70b 

George 34 

Man,- Ann (Tillman ) 34 

Mary F. (Storms) 70b 

Wesley 70b 

Negley, Charles Fremont 90 

Guy Perr}' 90 

Jane Hathaway 90 

Mary (Little) 90 

Nestell, Beatrice S. iHutchins) 72 

Edward Victor 72 

Emma Elizabeth (Ball) ___ 72 

Florence Dell ( Thomson ) _ _ 72 

Isabelle 72 

John Jay 72 

John Joachim 72 

Raymond Jay 72 

Nichols, James 143 

John J 143 

Lena 143 

Lulu 143 

Mar\- (Blauvelt) 143 

Wilber 143 

Nolan, Asenath " 21 

Bessie 150 

Noyes, Adelaide Angel (Goble) 64 

F'rederick Linden 64 

John Wallace 64 

Wallace 64 

Nye, Lilla 64 

9 



Onan, Caroline 121 

Elizabeth S. (Blauvelt) 121 

Joseph 121 

Phila Arpatia 121 

Osborn, Ada Belle (Dugan) 105 

Allan Livingston 105 

Almon 27, III 

Anson James no 

Bers'l (Montague) .__ in 

Bernice Carol 105 

Bessie Maude 106 

Carrie ( Thumm ) no 

Charles iii 

Chas. Alfred 105 

Charles Bennett no 

Charles Wesley 105 

Chloa Emimaline no 

David 27 

D'Elton G 27 

Dorcas Molly 105 

Earl Albert no 

Eliza Priscilla 108 

Emma (Bennett) no 

Emma Florence no 

Erwin III 

Eva (Coe) 109 

Eunice Sedate 106 

GeorgeW 27 

Grace 96, 106 

Harriet Lovina 109 

Harriet (Rowlee) 27 

Homer Wesley 105 

Ida (Harwood) no 

Inda Dayre 105 

James Anson no 

John C. 109 

Leila Distin 107 

Lovina Harriet 105 

Lucy Bernice (Distin) 105 

Lucy Lavantia (Bartholo- 
mew) 105 

Lydia Anna (Cone) 96, 106 

Mabel in 

Mark Clayton 105 

Mead Clinton 105 

Myra (Taylor) 109 

Myra 109 



I30 



He7na7i Rowlee and his Descendants. 



Osborn, Myron D'Elton 109 

Myron Weber 105 

Nellie E. (Tinkey) iii 

Priscilla (Ticknor) 27 

Ralph Waldo no 

Ruth Abby 105 

Sarah Elizabeth (Patmore) in 

Wm 27 

Wm. James no 

William Nathan 96, 106 

Osner, Minnie 55 

John 55 

Owens, David 6 

Martha 6 

Park, Hannah (Waddiugham). 48 

Maria 48 

Robert 48 

Parkhurst, Frank J 118 

Lottie M 118 

Parrott, Cynthia (Randall) 51 

Frances Adelia 51 

Jared 51 

Mary Adelia 18 

Mary Ann 18 

Patmore, Sarah Elizabeth in 

Paton, Anna A 136 

Peter 136 

Payne, Mary Lucinda 22 

Peak, Frank 83 

Hazel 83 

Neal 83 

Nora (Rowley) S3 

Stella 83 

William 83 

Pease, Lillian (Richey) 150 

Perry Dwight 150 

Reah Thelma 150 

Pell, (Curtis), Frances 2 

Ferine, Sarah 39 

Perkins, Florence 75 

Philip 75 

Perry, Blanch Ray 78 

Frank 78 

Phillips, Ethel 55 

Frances B. (Rowley) 85 

Harry B 85 



Phillips, Herbert 55 

Lorenzo 55 

MeU-ina (Hudson) 55 

Minnie (Wood) 55 

Ray 55 

Pierce, Chas. H 97 

Inez 97 

Kate 97 

Pietsch, Sarah S. 59 

Post, Ada M. 60 

Charles C 60 

John I 

Preston, Justus 92 

Norman 92 

Mar}' Abigail (Hathaway) 92 

Sina Millicent 92 

Priest, Carlton 126 

Clara Jennings (Drake) 126 

Wm. B. 126 

Pritchard, Ada 83 

Benjamin 83 

Lottie ( Rowley) 83 

Roy 83 

Purseon, Anna 90 

Quay, Martha Ann 48 

Randall, Cynthia 51 

Daniel 95 

Eldora 95 

Rau, Amy Caroline 78 

Jacob 78 

Jacob, Jr 78 

Rosannah (Crane) 78 

Willameua Louisa 78 

Winifred Jesse 78 

Raynor, Lillian 76 

Reid, Margaret 52 

Reiter, Admiral George Cook__ 71 

George Cook, Jr 71 

Helen Louise (Ball) 71 

Reynolds, Bostwick 95 

Caroline V 95 

Richey, Burdon William 150 

Earl Erwin 150 

Emma Jane 150 

Fred 150 



Index. 



131 



Richey, Georgianna (Grandy)_ 150 

Josephine Almina 150 

Ivillian . 150 

Lulu May 150 

Margarette Altedena 150 

Stewart 150 

Stewart Oliver 150 

Roads, Kosia 3 

Robbins, Alpha 139 

Josiah 139 

Rogers, Bessie Laura 48 

Cynthia C. (Brown) 48 

Emma 138 

Jeremiah C. 48 

Root, Jane 25 

Ross, Mary Lousetta 87, 88 

Rouse, Enos 56 

Elizabeth 56 

Hannah 56 

Rowlee, Abiram L 6 

Abram 5 

Ada M. (Post) 60 

Addie (Ball) 114 

Addie (Bentley) 114 

Albert A. 114 

Alice (Clark) 112 

Alma I Bangham ) 58 

Alonzo B. 119 

Amanda (Skeel) 119 

Anna 31 

Anna (Brown) 113 

Anna Louise 95 

Asa S. 112 

Asenath (Nolan) 21 

Burdette D. 115 

Byron Esquire 116 

Byron Esquire, Jr 116 

Carlton Virgil 96, 106 

Caroline Gedney 59 

Caroline (Hewes) 24 

Caroline May 95 

Caroline V. (Reynolds) 95 

Carrie A 26 

Charles 3 

Charles 4 

Charles Williams 119 

Charlotte E 76 



Rowlee, Charlotte 10 

Clara Lizzie 60 

Claude E 96 

Clayton 120 

Cynthia (Clark) 87 

Daisy 60 

Daniel 18. 

Daniel 6' 

Daniil Corwin Hopkins 18 

Delia C 87 

Delos Demott 104 

Dorothy 30 

Dorothy (Carr) 5,6 

Earl 96 

Edith Evelyn 114 

Edwin J 88 

Eldora ( Randall-Wilson ) _ 95 

Elijah 5 

Elijah Corwini 21 

Eliza Jane 16 

Elizabeth 8 

Elizabeth 102 

Elizabeth 57 

Elizabeth Ann 14, 53 

Elizabeth (Beers) 4 

Elizabeth M. (Schuerman) 60 

Ella 18 

Ella (Moore) 116 

Elon K 119 

Elmira (Chrisjohn) 19 

Elvina 88 

Emma 95 

Emma Caroline 78 

Emma (Stewart) 58 

Erma F. 119 

Ernest 96, 106 

Erwin 120 

Esquire 29 

Estella (Cole) 114 

Esther D. 119 

Evaline 112 

Evaline (Trembly) 28 

Evelyn E 119 

Floyd Burdette 116 

Francelia (Miller) 95 

Frank (Clark) 88 

Fred Gavlord 116 



132 



Henian Rowlee and his Descendants. 



Rowlee, Fred Nathan 112 

George Albert 58 

George Nathan 104 

George Thorburn 58 

George Washington 26 

George Washington, Jr. _ 102, 104 

Georgia (Sails) 112 

Gertrude 119 

Grace (Osborn) 96, 106 

Graces. 119 

Harlow 87 

Harriet 27 

Heman i 

Heman 19 

Heman 31 

Heman, Jr i 

Herbert 113 

Howard C 88 

Howard Emmons 102 

Jane (Demott) 26 

Janet (Uunsmore) 31 

Janett 120 

Jasper Ne'W'ton 26, 104 

Jay O. 120 

Jennie S 95 

Jennie M. (Dewey) 104 

John Beers 13 

John Carr 24 

John Eli 95 

John Matthew 18 

John William 60 

John William, Jr 60 

Jonathan Sheppard 22 

Jonathan Sheppard, Jr._22, 88 

Joseph Sutphin 60 

Julia (Cole) 96, ro6 

Julia E. (Killam) 115 

Katharine Claire 104 

Kenneth E. 96 

Kosia (Roads) 3 

Leitha Alice 104 

Leonard Burr 112 

Libbie May (Howard) 102 

Lidya 3 

Lieut. Heman i 

Lily 89 

Lizzie M. (Steinman) 60 



Rowlee, Lodelia Elizabeth 

(Hammond) 87 

Lois 15 

Lois I, 25, 42 

Lottie June 104 

Louisa 79 

Luna Adelaide 114 

Lydia 17 

Lydia Jane 20 

Lydia S 1. 7, 25, 42 

Lydia (Seely) i 

Malvina 26 

Malvina Josephine 104 

Margaret Adelia 18 

Margaret J. 96 

Maria (Emory) ( Baker )__ 31 

Marion Emily (Distin) 95 

Mary 7 

Mary Adelia (Parrott) 18 

Mary Alice (Demott) 104 

Mary Ann (Parrott) 18 

Mary (Draper) 28 

Mary Emmeline 18 

Mary ( Evelith ) 19 

Mary Jane 21 ^ 

Mary Lucinda (Payne) 22 

Matthew 4 

Maud 116 

Maude Ethel 95 

Melvin 119 

Millicent 23 

Millicent (Sheppard) 5 

Nathan 28 

Nathan 5, 6 

Nathan 113 

Nathan 103 

Nellie ( Distin ) 96 

Nina (Johnson) 120 

Phoebe 5 

Paul Demott 104 

Polly (Graham) 29 

Priscilla (Bump) 86 

Rhoda (Distin) 119 

Roy E 88 

Ruth (Cooley) i 

Sally Maria 12 

Sarah 2 



Index. 



133 



Rowlee, Sarah Ann 5 

Sarah Ann ( Gedney ) 13 

Sarah Cornelia Distinjio2, 104 

Sarah Jane 77 

Sarah Jane (Cole) 96 

Shubael E 95 

Silence May 102 

Stella Taylor) 112 

Tempy 5 

Virgil 96, 106 

Washington Eugene 106 

Widow (Graham) 6 

Willard 22 

William Ross 96, 106 

Willard Winfield 102 

William 86 

Willis 22 

Rowley, Abbie Gertrude 

'Chase i 84 

Abram 83 

Alice 25 

Alton 25 

Arthur Clark 98 

Birdy B 85 

Byron C 97 

Carrie 84 

Charles Seely 25 

Clark R 98 

Daisy H. 1 Holmes 1 98 

Durmott loi 

Elijah 84 

Elijah 83 

Frances C. (Leslie) 85 

Frances B. 85 

Frances E. 82 

Fred 83 

George 83 

Hattie 83 

Hattie A 99 

Heman 85 

Herbert 83 

Herbert Ashley 84 

Ida I Hardford I 83 

Inez (Pierce) 97 

James Lester 84 

Jane , Root 1 25 

Jeannette 98 



Rowley, Julia Holmes 98 

Kate (Gravestine) 83 

Kate (Thompson) 84 

Lottie 83 

Mandy A 85 

Martha 81 

Martha 83 

Mar>- J. .Torywell) 83 

Nellie F. 100 

Nora 83 

Norman 83 

Percy H 85 

Polly 7 

Raymond 98 

Robert Burdette 98 

William G 83 

Ruggles, Mary 38 

Sails, Georgia 112 

Sammons, Mar^- 114 

Sample. Cora 81 

Frank 81 

Heman 81 

Ida 81 

John 81 

Judson 81 

Lester 81 

Martha 1 Rowley) 81 

Martin 81 

Millie 81 

Sanders. George E. 129 

Harriet 129 

Maria (Smith' 129 

Saxton, Gilbert 6 

Sarah 6 

Schly. Henry 48 

Julia 48 

Mar%- E. 48 

Schuermann, Anton M. 60 

Elizabeth M. 60 

Schuettler. Charles 152 

Frances Rebecca 1 Burdon ) 152 

John D 152 

Martha Burdon 152 

Scott. Charles 140 

Dora E. 140 

Lina M 140 



134 



Hevia7i Rowlee and his Descendants. 



Scott, Mary H. (Kram) 140 

Mary Jane (Hollon) 140 

Walter F. 140 

Sears, Alice (Howell) 49 

Geo. D. 49 

Isaac 49 

John 49 

Seely, Lydia i 

Seymour, Eunice Sedate (Os- 

born) 106 

Harry T 106 

Hepsibah (Hewitt) 106 

Lindsay A. 106 

Shake, George 76 

G. Anthony 76 

Helen Bumetta 76 

Louise E. (Maney) 76 

Shaw, Elizabeth (Wright) 75 

Florence (Perkins) 75 

Lydia Rowlee 75 

Margery 48 

Mortimer Wright 75 

Theodore A. 75 

Theodore D 75 

Sheppard Ezra 5 

Jonathan 5 

Millicent 5 

Miriam (Strong) 5 

Shumway, Sarah M. 159 

Simcoe, Anna L 134 

Skeel, Blanche Lovina 108 

Clarence Ray 108 

Eliza Priscilla (Osborn) 108 

H. Edgar 108 

Ina E 108 

Mary E. (Joslyn) 108 

Sally (Cooper) 108, 119 

Truman 119 

William Harlow 108 

Sloan, Charles 80 

Eliza 80 

Phoebe (Finch) 80 

Slosson, Johanna 48 

Smith, Abbie 79 

Adaline 133 

Amanda 33 

Benjamin 143 



Smith, Charles Dorrance 132 

Doris Muriel 132 

Dorrance 33 

Edith A. 132 

Edna Maud 132 

Eleanor 132 

Eleanor Louise 132 

Emily Jane 91 

Frank 143 

Helen J 132 

Helen (Jackson) 132 

Henrietta 134 

James 33 

Jane (Blauvelt) 33 

Jesse 33 

Jessie A 94 

Josie (Hansberrj') 132 

Julia (Bruff) 48 

Lena (Nichols) 143 

Llewellyn 143 

Lydia Ann 131 

Lyman 132 

Lyman G 132 

Maria 129 

Mariette 122 

Mary Ann 130 

Mildred Eleanor 132 

Norman 33 

Orla 48 

Orpha 48 

Orpha Maria 91 

Orrin 33 

Sarah E. (Gustin) 132 

Shearman A. 132 

Violet 143 

William J 132 

Willis Royal 143 

William 33 

Snively, Daisy 51 

Snyder, Evaline (Rowlee) 112 

Hudson P. 112 

J. W 112 

Sobers, Annette 156 

Emily (Armstrong) 156 

Isaac 156 

Southworth, Josephine Almira 

(Grandy) 150 



Index. 



135 



Southworth, William Augustus 150 

Sovocool, Andrew 156 

Bertha May (Underwood) _ 156 

George 156 

Kenneth 156 

Southard, Henrietta 87 

Spear, Albert May 147 

Alva W 147 

Bertha Lillian (Cobb) 147 

Celia Rogers (Carpenter)__ 147 

Clifford Clayton 147 

Emily Edith 147 

Fred Valentine 147 

Henr}^ Wells 147 

Maud Irene 147 

Mella Berdeen 147 

Spencer, Phila Arpatia 32 

Speire, George 147 

Sperry, Eleanor 107 

Harriet Eleanor 107 

Ira A 107 

Lovina Harriet (Osborn)_. 107 

Peter 107 

Starkey Belle Augusta (Under- 
wood) 156 

Charles Forbes 156 

Hazel Fern 156 

Jacob 156 

Steinman, John 60 

Lizzie M. 60 

Stevens, Albert 163 

Albert F 61 

Emma (Woodruff) 163 

Carrie E 61 

Finley 163 

Floyd 163 

Mary Ethel 163 

Stewart, Emma 58 

Thomas 58 

Stilson, Allie (Huff) 54 

Calvin 54 

Martha E 54 

Stone, Elizabeth Jane Cleaves. 138 

Ernest 47 

Ethelinda (Freddy) 47 

Ida O 47 

Josephine (Courtwright) __ 138 



Stone, Russell O 138 

Storms, Ada Lois 70a 

Amsey 15 

Ann Elizabeth 70b 

Charles 15 

Edith 70b 

Elizabeth (Currie) 70a 

Frank 70b 

Frederica (Lord) 70b 

Irene 70b 

John 70b 

John 15 

Lois (Rowlee) 15 

Man.- F 70b 

Minnie (Babcock) 70b 

Samuel S 70a 

SusanA 15 

Sarah Elizabeth 15 

Stratton. Inis 48 

Jennie 48 

Wm 48 

Strong, Miriam 5 

Stutenroth, Mary Jane 94 

Swain, Julia 126 

Swan, Cordelia 49 

Marie 49 

Taylor, Myra 109 

Stella 112 

Thayer, Mary 48 

Thompson. Abigail 84 

James 84 

Kate 6 

Mary 6 

Thomson, Florence Dell 72 

Wm. 72 

Thorpe, Hannah 68 

Thrall. Alice (Hathaway) 90 

Estelle May (Fairfield) 90 

Frank 90 

Frank. Jr 90 

Frank E. 90 

Jessie Loretta 90 

Thumm. Carrie no 

Gustave no 

Rosina (Grauer) no 

Ticknor, Ada Grace 131 



136 



Heviaii Rowlee and his Descendants. 



Ticknor, Ada (Young) 131 

Etta Marilla 131 

George 131 

George, Jr 131 

Ira 131 

Lizzie (Jagger) 131 

Lydia Ann (vSinith) 131 

Pascal 131 

Priscilla 27 

Robert 131 

William Harrison 131 

Tillman, Alpha (Robbins) 139 

Anna A. 1 Paton ) 136 

Anna P. (Vough) 137 

Anna (Van Dyke) 34 

Aaron 34 

Beatrice Alpha 137 

Berneice Emily 137 

Bertha Hortense 138 

Charles Henry 137 

Delmar 139 

Edgar McDowell 138 

Elijah 34 

Elizabeth Jane Cleaves 

(Stone) 138 

Emma Maude 138 

George Stowe 137 

Hattie (Dove) 137 

James Henry 137 

John McDowell 138 

Julia (Herrington ■' 137 

Lydia Ann (Blauvelt) 34 

Lydia Clarabel 137 

Maria E. (Croffell) 136 

Mariette 13S 

Mary Ann 34 

Merritt Warner 137 

Myron Edgar 138 

Nellie Marie 136 

Raymond Franklin 136 

Ruth V 137 

Ruth Adelia (Knight) 138 

William 136 

William 34 

William Harrison 136 

Tinkey, Nellie E m 

Toland, Marv Emma 68 



Tompkins, Chas. Nicholas 118 

Cornelia (Hart) 118 

Dora 118 

Emma L. 118 

Fannie (Elmer) 118 

Lottie M. (Parkhurst) 118 

Nicholas 118 

Willis E 118 

Torywell, Mary- J. 83 

Towles, Cora 153 

Trembly, Evaline 28 

Tyrrell, Daniel 38 

Elmina 38 

Mary (Ruggles) 38 

Underwood, Abbie (Freeman). 157 

Alfred 42 

Alice Annettie 159 

Annette (Sobers) 156 

Belle Augusta 156 

Bertha May 156 

Charlotte (Coe) 42 

Florence H. 158 

Harlan Page 155 

Henry Herbert 157 

Inez A. (Halladay) 155 

Lida B. 156 

Paul Halladay 155 

Stanley Wilson 155 

William F 8, 156 

Vail, Minnie E 133 

Van Duzer, Fanny 50 

Van Dyke, Anna 34 

Van Gorder, Matilda A 141 

M. F. 141 

Vaughan, Anne 6 

Anthony 6 

Vernon, Catherine (Galloway )_ 68 

Clinton Montgomery 68 

Elizabeth (Gill) 68 

Elvin 68 

Emma Alice 68 

George Herbert 68 

Mary Alice (Goble) 68 

Montgomery Hale 68 

Phillip Linn 68 



Index. 



137 



Vernon, Ray Clinton 68 

Russell Montgomery 68 

Sara Louise 68 

Vough, Anna P. 137 

Waddingham, Hannah 48 

Wagner, Emily Elizabeth 147 

Ira Gale 147 

John Louis 147 

Maud Irene (Spear) 147 

Myron Wm 147 

Walter Kenneth 147 

Ward, Eleanor 41 

Watson, Cora (Towles) 153 

Elba 153 

Frank 153 

Harriett (Huges) 153 

Harr>- 153 

Jene C 153 

Mary Delira (Burdon) 153 

Waugh, Edith Evelyn (Rowiee) 114 

Harry L. 114 

Helen Isabel 114 

James 114 

Julia Alberta 114 

Julia E. 114 

Lillias Evelyn 114 

Webb, Marion 106 

Wells, Gersham 6 

Ida 150 

Phoebe 6 

Whitney, Edwin John 131 

Edwin Pascal 131 

Etta Marilla (Ticknor) 131 

Walter Tickiior 131 

Wickham, William i 

Wightman, Julia (Bruff) 48 

Williams, Cora 125 

Wilson, Eldora (Randall) 95 

Winters, Mary Louisa 161 

William 161 

Wolverton, Jerusha 89 

Wood, Abner 12 

Alfred 73 

Alice Gertrude 51 

Alice Marie 56 

Andrew Jackson 52 



Wood, Ann Eliza 49 

Byrd Georgia 56 

Caroline (Downs) 54 

Cecil Charles 51 

Charles 5 

Charles Dennis 51 

Clara Virginia 56 

Coe 12 

Coe Harvey 51 

Cora (Barker) 51 

Daisy (Snivelyj 51 

Edgar Fred. 54 

Edna 52 

Edna Elizabeth 56 

Eley 12 

Emma J. 50 

Fanny (Van Duzer) 50 

Florence A. 54 

Florence (Ball) 73 

Frances Adelia (Parrott)__ 51 

Fred Asa 54 

George 55 

George 12, 62 

George Washington 53, 62 

George Washington, Jr 53 

George Williamson 51 

Hannah (Freeborn) 55 

Hannah (Rouse) 56 

Henry 55 

Ida M. (Hammond) 54 

Ira Downs 54 

Israel Rundle 55 

Ivan Rowiee 54 

John Abner 56 

John R. 12 

Julia 54 

Julia 12 

Julian 12 

Larue A 54 

Maggie 55 

Margaret 54 

Margaret (Reid) 52 

Martha E. (Stilson) 54 

Martha Virginia (Mapes)_ 51 

Mary Lillian 51 

Matthew Rowiee 54 

Maud (Adams) 55 



138 



Hemayi Rowlee and his Descendants. 



Wood, Minnie 55 

Minnie 51 

Minnie (Osner) 55 

Osner 55 

Paul 55 

Sally Maria (Rowlee) 12, 62 

Sarah Elizabeth (Goble)_53, 61 

Stein 55 

Susan (Mallory) 53 

Verna 55 

Thomas 55 

Wm. F 73 

Weir McVey 51 

William H 55 

William Henry 50 

Woodruff, Charles 43 

Edward 43 

Edward Millspaugh 161 

Emma 163 

Fred 160 

John Coe 160 

Lydia Ann (Coe) 43 

Martha M. 161 

Mary Elizabeth 162 

Mary E. (Mapes) 160 

Mary Louisa (Winters) 161 

Sarah (Millspaugh) 161 

Wallace Edward 161 

Wm. W. 161 

Woodworth, Lula E 91 

Worden, Caroline 78 

James 78 



Worzel, Alice Jemima (Crane) 78 

Frederick H 78 

Henry 78 

Wright, Elizabeth 75 

Enoch 17 

George H 114 

Joel 114 

John William 74 

Luna Adelaide (Rowlee i 114 

Lydia (Rowlee) 17 

Mary (Sammons) 114 

Yeager, Addie Helen (Fansey)_ 123 

Alvis 123 

Crescence (Lang) 123 

Edna Caroline 123 

Frank Zavier 123 

Grace Antoinette 123 

Pearl Helen 123 

Theresa Marie 123 

Young, Ada 131 

Annie 66 

David 66 

Elizabeth Mae 66 

Emily Jane (Goble) 66 

Frederick Emmett 66 

George Herbert 66 

Harriet (Carmichael) 66 

Isaac Emmett 66 

Zimmer, David 50 

Emma J. (Wood) 50 



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